An ex-army captain was found dead in his car, close to the Dehiwela beach yesterday.
The police acting on information received from residents of the area visited the scene identified the victim as Captain Mohammed Suresh Jaward Abdul Casim, who had been attached to the military intellgence unit.
Initial inquiries have revealed that the victim, who had served in Trincomalee during the war, had left his Nugegoda residence on the previous day in the company of a friend. Police did not rule out the possibility of the ex-officer’s friend shooting him dead over a private dispute.
Military sources said the victim had been removed from service about 10 years ago on disciplinary grounds. (NP)
