Tuesday 29 April 2008

University student feared shot dead in Jaffna

Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a student of Jaffna University from Pottpathi Veethi, Kokkuvil, in Jaffna at the railway crossing near Jaffna University Tuesday around 7:00 p.m, initial reports said.

Another version of the incident said that the shooting was carried out by the gunmen forcibly entering the house of the victim.

Jaffna Teaching Hospital officials said that they have not yet received any bodies related to the above incident.

Unconfirmed reports further said that the victim is Gunaratnam Suhantheepan, a student from the medical faculty.

No further details are available at this time.

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