Underworld gunman killed in shootout with STF

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Colombo, March 21 (Daily Mirror) - A suspected underworld gunman was killed following a shootout with Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel at Ganemulla last night.

Police said the suspect in question had opened fire at STF personnel who were engaged in searching a house at Sumedha Mawatha in Ganemulla last night, based on intelligence information received.

He was critically injured when police returned fire while the suspect succumbed to injuries while receiving treatment at the Ragama Hospital. A member of the STF had also been injured in the shootout.

Meanwhile, at least 19 individuals directly linked to the underworld have been arrested since Tuesday during the special operation launched under the ‘Yukthiya’ operation.

In response to a concerning increase in organized criminal activities in the Western and Southern Provinces, a special operation targeting 20 identified organized criminal gangs in the country was launched under the 'Yukthiya' initiative on Tuesday.

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DD Thursday, 21 March 2024 12:48 PM

It's disheartening to see another life lost due to authorities. In civilized societies, there's a judicial process to handle such matters. Handing over the underworld suspect to face trial in court would have been the just right thing. Sad. I wonder when these flaws in our system will be rectified.

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Balasuriya Thursday, 21 March 2024 09:16 PM

If the Judicial process is hapenning in fair and timely manner this drug problem will never have come to this level in our country. Remember what happened to kangipani Imran. Drug lords and gang leaders living abroad make decisions to destroy innocent lives in this country.

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melville perera Friday, 22 March 2024 08:22 AM

anyone with a continuous criminal record is a dangerous person and not fit to move in society

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