Alleged drug kingpin shot dead in Sri Lanka courthouse


Top drug dealer Ganemulle Sanjeeva was shot at close range as he entered the dock in a bail hearing at the Colombo Magistrates Court. - Photo: AFP

COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan man accused of being a top drug dealer was shot dead inside a courthouse on Wednesday (Feb 19) by a gunman disguised as a lawyer, police said.

Ganemulle Sanjeeva was shot at close range as he entered the dock in a bail hearing at the Colombo Magistrates Court, police said in a statement.

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