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Shot dead by police when taken to recover hidden weapons

● Lasantha, a resident of Matara, has been involved in 13 crimes ● He was the main suspect in the murder of notorious drug trafficker Amila Prasanna Hettihewa alias “Sunshine Sudda”

BY DARSHANA SANJEEWA BALASURIYA

Hewa Lunuge Lasantha alias Tinker Lasantha, who was allegedly involved in a number of murders and crimes, was shot dead by police at Diyagama in Kalutara, police said. They said he was the main suspect in the murder of notorious drug trafficker Amila Prasanna Hettihewa alias “Sunshine Sudda” who was shot dead in Matara in September this year.

The suspect Lasantha, a resident of Matara, has been involved in 13 crimes including murders, police said.

Lasantha was taken to the Diyagama area by the police to recover the firearm used by the suspect to shoot Sunshine Sudda.

At that time police opened fire at the suspect when he tried to throw a hand grenade at the police.

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