Mr.Ramalingam Suntheralingam, 54, a board member in Muttur Co-operative Society, was shot dead Tuesday morning around 7.30 a.m. in the premises of his house in Muttur town. The house is located along the Methodist Church Road between the Muttur police station and a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) camp. The lone gunman had entered the premises of the deceased house, fired at him at close range and fled the scene. Mr Suntharalingam's wife is a Grama Sevaka (GS). Muttur Co-operative staff expressed shocked at the killling.
