Mr. Tilakeratne was assaulted near S. Thomas’ College in Mount Lavinia while he was inside his car which was parked on Hotel Road.

Police Headquarters said an unidentified person had got down from a car they came and assaulted Tilakeratne with a pistol while he was reading a newspaper in his car between 8.30 am-9.00 am today.

In his statement to the Mount Lavinia police, the secretary had charged that the suspect had assaulted him with a pistol saying ‘So you’re the one’.
The suspect had then got into the car by taking Tillerkaratne’s mobile phone and fled the scene. He immediately informed the police emergency unit and the policemen took him to the Colombo National Hospital in his car.

He sustained injuries to his face and right hand. According to hospital authorities Mr. Tilakeratne is in a stable condition.

Police noted that the victim had come to drop his son and wife at S. Thomas’ College as his son was participating in a table tennis tournament. (Supun Dias)