Tamil civilian shot dead in Buttala

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 11:44 GMT]
A Tamil civilian was shot dead by unidentified persons riding a motorbike shot dead at Karamaanthapuram, a Tamil village in Buttala division in Moneragala district, Sunday evening. The victim was riding in his motorbike when he was shot dead, police sources said.

The victim was identified as Nadarajah Sivakumar.

The body was handed over to the Moneragala general hospital for postmortem and inquest by the Magistrate.

Karamaanthapuram, a Tamil settlement, is located along Buttala-Tissamaharagama highway in the southern province of Sri Lanka.