Doc's killing still a mystery
No clue has been found by the police team investigating the killing of the doctor at Maharagama on Thursday night.

The killing of 33-year old Dr. Wasantha Seneviratne working at Sri Jayawardenepura Hospital is leaving the police baffled and his family in shock. According to family members he had finished his private practice at Erawwala around 9 p.m. on Thursday and gone to his residence at Pamunuwa, Maharagama. He had parked his car outside the gate, as he had intended to visit his wife who was in hospital having given birth to their first child. He had collected some items for her, got into his car and even before he could close the door of his vehicle, he had been shot four times with a 9-mm pistol at close range, police said. While his family says that they do not have the slightest idea as to the motive for his killing, an assistant of the doctor at his private practice said that there was a suspicious three-wheeler outside the dispensary in the evening.

"I even mentioned this to the doctor and he replied that since our collection was only Rs. 1,350, even if someone broke into the dispensary we would probably feel sorry for them and give them some money", the assistant said.

He said he had questioned the three-wheeler driver as to why he was there and he had replied that the police had taken his keys and as such he could not start the three-wheeler. "There were about four of them hanging around", he said, adding that he had gone out for a few minutes to purchase some drugs and when he returned he found that the three-wheeler had gone. "I don't think it was possible to start the three-wheeler without the keys so soon", he said.

The Maharagama police who are conducting further investigations had recovered four pellets from the scene of the crime.

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