Political activist Dan Priyasad, who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Colombo National Hospital after being shot last night, has died, police confirmed this morning.
He was shot by two unidentified assailants who arrived in a motorbike at a housing complex in Salamulla, Kolonnawa last night.
Police Media Unit said initial investigations have revealed that the assailant had used a pistol.
Priyasad (39), an activisit of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is also a candidate for the local government elections.He was contesting from the SLPP for the Kolonnawa Urban Council.
The Department of National Zoological Gardens is readying enclosures to quarantine two large tortoises that were found stranded 15 kilometers westwards off Pitipana Negombo, today.
The Customs Department said it will be publish the names of institutions and individuals who violate customs laws and commit tax fraud by uploading the information on its official website www.customs.gov.lk.
A board of inquiry has been appointed to investigate the death of a student at the University of Sabaragamuwa, reportedly linked to a ragging incident.
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