Fake Lawyer Executes Brazen Courthouse Assassination in Sri Lanka
An incarcerated gang leader was fatally shot inside a Colombo courthouse by an assailant posing as a lawyer, Sri Lankan police reported. The incident occurred when Sanjeewa Kumara Samararathne, known as Ganemulle Sanjeewa, was brought to court for proceedings. The assailant allegedly received the murder weapon—a revolver concealed within a hollowed book—from a female accomplice identified as Pinpura Dewage Ishara Sewwandi, 25, who remains at large. Police are offering a reward for information leading to her capture. Despite being escorted by twelve police officers, Samararathne, who had been in custody since September 2023 and faced multiple murder charges, was shot and pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. While the gunman initially escaped, authorities later apprehended him. Police note he used multiple aliases. Investigators have also arrested a police officer and a van driver suspected of aiding the assassination plot. […]
