Video: Sunday Leader journalist Faraz shot

15 February 2013 09:12 pm Views - 16428

Sunday Leader Journalist Faraz Shaukatally was shot by an unidentified group last night, a reporter said. He was admitted to the Kalubowila hospital.

The injured journalist was thereafter transferred to the Colombo National Hospital where he is to undergo surgery.

Initial inquiries have revealed that three men on two motorbikes had opened fire at Shaukatally in front of a guest house in which he was residing.

Reports said the journalist had been on the phone with a colleague when the line was abruptly disconnected around midnight. Minutes later the Sunday Leader had been alerted about the shooting.

Earlier, Shaukatally was reported to have told his colleagues that a group of individuals had visited his residence and inquired of his whereabouts from residents of the area.