Slippery death for soldier

Rafik JALALDEEN

A soldier who slipped from the third floor of the Kelanitissa Power Station Administration building succumbed to his injuries at the Colombo National Hospital yesterday morning, police spokesman SSP Ranjith Gunasekera said.

“Soldier Chamara Perera was on the night shift guarding the power station. He was found fallen on the ground by an employee of the Kelanitissa Power Station around 2.00 a.m.,” SSP Gunasekera added.

“We suspect that Perera had slipped from the third storey of the Kelanitissa Power Station Administration building,” he said. Perera died on admission to the Colombo National Hospital. He was a resident of Wattala.

Grandpass police are investigating. Meanwhile, STF’s I. Weeratunga was shot dead by an LTTE sniper on Sunday while manning a point in Rupaskulam, Thirukkovil. The incident occurred around 3.00 p.m. Weeratunga succumbed to his injuries at the Thirukkovil Hospital.