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Journalist shot dead

B. Muralidhar Reddy

COLOMBO: A local journalist, who wrote regularly on defence-related issues, was shot dead on the outskirts of the Sri Lanka capital early on Sunday morning. According to Free Media Movement (FMM), a media rights group, the body of Sampath Lakmal was found in Dehiwala, a suburb 10 km south of Colombo. Apparently, he left his home after receiving two telephone calls earlier. Police who are investigating the case did not make any comments on the possible motives behind the murder. Mr. Lakmal wrote in some local newspapers and worked for a radio station. In January, Subramaniyam Sugitharajah, a journalist who worked for a Tamil newspaper in Trincomalee was killed. He also mostly wrote about the ethnic conflict. In a statement, FMM expressed shock at the abduction and murder of Sampath Lakmal. Six media workers have been killed in the last 16 months.

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