A senior commander of the Special Task Force (STF), the elite counter-insurgency arm of the Sri Lankan police, was mortally wounded Monday when his vehicle was ambushed by attackers with a claymore mine.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Upul Seneviratne was seriously wounded in the blast at Digana, 10 km southeast of Kandy, around 4:15 a.m. Monday. He succumbed to his wounds at Kandy hospital around 6:20 a.m.
SSP Seneviratne had served in the eastern province, including as head of the STF in the region.
The driver of the SSP’s vehicle was seriously wounded in the attack.
The STF’s top commander, Inspector General Nimal Lewke has blamed the Liberation Tigers for the claymore attack.
SSP Upul Seneviratne was serving as head of the police commando training school when he was attacked.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Upul Seneviratne was seriously wounded in the blast at Digana, 10 km southeast of Kandy, around 4:15 a.m. Monday. He succumbed to his wounds at Kandy hospital around 6:20 a.m.
SSP Seneviratne had served in the eastern province, including as head of the STF in the region.
The driver of the SSP’s vehicle was seriously wounded in the attack.
The STF’s top commander, Inspector General Nimal Lewke has blamed the Liberation Tigers for the claymore attack.
SSP Upul Seneviratne was serving as head of the police commando training school when he was attacked.
