By Rasadi Chathurangi Gamage in Ceylon Today, June 10, 2023
Vavuniya: Vavuniya High Court Judge M. Illancheliyan on 8 June handed down the death sentence to former Vavuniya PLOTE leader Sivanadan Premanath, alias Nedumaran, after finding him guilty of murder of Vavuniya General Hospital gynaecologist in the year 2000.
The gynaecologist, Dr. Mohammad Sulthan Meera Mohideen, who was preparing to go home after work, had been gunned down by the accused near the Hospital gate on 20 April 23 years ago.
Former MP Dr. S. Sivamohan, who is an owner of a private hospital in Vavuniya, testifying in the trial had said, at that time he had served at the hospital and the accused had fatally shot the gynaecologist when the latter had been about to leave the hospital premises.
The Police, which had conducted a probe into the incident, had then arrested the accused, who at the time had functioned as the Leader of PLOTE.
Upon frisking the accused the Police had found a nine millimetre pistol and the report compiled by the Government Analyst had confirmed that the four empty cartridges, discovered at the scene of the crime had matched the pistol that had been used to commit the killing.
Based on scientific evidence and eye witness accounts the case was initially filed before the Vavuniya District Court, after which it had been transferred to the Vavuniya High Court.
https://ceylontoday.lk/2023/06/10/former-regional-plote-leader-sentenced-to-death/
