Former cricketer shot dead in Ambalangoda

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Ambalangoda, July 17 (Daily Mirror) - Former Sri Lankan cricketer was shot dead following a shooting in Ambalangoda last night.

Police said an unidentified man shot the victim while he was at his house with his wife and two children.

It was reported that the deceased, 41-year-old Dhammika Niroshana, was a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his debut for the Sri Lanka Under 19s in 2000 and played under-19 Test and ODI cricket for 2 years.

Ambalangoda Police said the reason for the shooting and the suspect have yet to be identified.

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Ram Wednesday, 17 July 2024 10:21 AM

Very likely he must have had dealings with underworld that went sour

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Sunil Wednesday, 17 July 2024 01:16 PM

Never ending story. Enough is enough. It is high time to resign both IGP

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Suhada malli Wednesday, 17 July 2024 03:01 PM

The homicide rate is 7 for every 100,000 in USA vs 3.5 for every 100,000 in Sri Lanka. school kids get shot in one country let's be proud of what we have though there is room for improvement

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Ram Wednesday, 17 July 2024 01:42 PM

Could it be another terrorist group involved? Sometime back too there were 4 Sri Lankan Terrorists who were caught in planning to assassinate Virat Kohli.

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