‘Rotumba Amila’ suspected to be behind the Killing

By Srinath Prasanna Jayasuriya  

Dubai-based underworld leader Amila Sepala Ratnayake, alias “Rotumba Amila,” is suspected of orchestrating the assassination of Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Lasantha Wickramasekara, a senior police officer said yesterday (22). 

The official said that the assailant, believed to be a contract gunman linked to Rotumba Amila’s network, entered the premises under the pretext of official business and opened fire at close range before fleeing on a motorcycle with an accomplice.  

Police investigations have revealed that Wickramasekara had been a close associate of Nadun Chinthaka Wickramarathna, alias “Harak Kata,” another notorious southern underworld leader and drug trafficker currently in remand custody. ‘Rotumba Amila’ had reportedly maintained strong ties with both Harak Kata and Wickramasekara before a fall-out forced him to flee to Dubai.  

Intelligence sources said both Harak Kata and Wickramasekara had faced repeated death threats from Rotumba Amila over the years.