Minister Devananda's adviser killed

Lawyer Maheswari Velayuthan, an adviser of Minister Douglas Devananda was shot by an unidentified group of persons around 8.00 PM today at Peduruthuduwa in Jaffna and she succumbed to injuries while being taken to the hospital.

A group clad in likes of military uniforms entered the house of the mother of Ms. Velayuthan in order to search it and shot pointblank through Ms. Velayuthan's head before fleeing.