CMC member shot dead in Pettah

An Independent group Colombo Municipal Councilor Krishnapillai Thirubanandan alias Krishna was shot dead by an unidentified gunman this morning in Pettah.

Police said the 40-year-old councilor, a resident of Colombo 13, was injured when the gunman open fired at him while he was inside a fruit shop at Adivel Street in Pettah at around 7.45 this morning.

He succumbed to injuries after admission to the Colombo National Hospital. (DS)

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