Tamil businessman shot and killed in Wennapuwa

[TamilNet, Friday, 02 September 2005, 07:19 GMT]
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Mr.Naguleswaran, 37, a tile factory owner at his residence in Wennapuwa, a town in Chilaw district in the North Western Province, around 8:30 a.m., Friday, police said.

Three unidentified men had entered his residence Friday morning shot Mr. Naguleswaran, the owner of Fatima Tile Factory in Lunuwila, located in Wennapuwa police division.

He was rushed to Negombo general hospital.

Naguleswaran was pronounced dead before admission at the hospital, Police said.