Young woman shot dead in Vadamaraadchi

[TamilNet, Friday, 11 January 2008, 00:54 GMT]
Unknown gunmen shot dead a 20-year old woman in Alvaai North, Karaveddi in Vadamaraadchi district Thursday 1:30 p.m., sources in Point Pedro said. The woman was visiting her relatives in a bicycle when the gunmen following her shot her and fled the scene.

The victim, Kavitha Shanmuganaathan's body was transferred to the Manthikai Government Hospital by the Nelliyadi Police Thursday night, hospital sources said.

Point Pedro district court judge, Mr K Ariyanayakam, directed Nelliyadi Police to conduct investigations into the killing.

Motives for the killing are not known.