During a visit to Vadamarachi, Jaffna, the bodyguard of former convict turned Sri Lankan state minister Lohan Ratwatte, turned his pistol on a barking pet dog that approached the minister.
Last September, Ratwatte reportedly forced Tamil inmates detained in the Anuradhapura prison to kneel down at gunpoint on Sunday, sources revealed. Ratwatte was allegedly under the influence of alcohol when he entered the premises and demanded Tamil prisoners to perform the humiliating act.
It is understood that Ratwatte also took his friends along to the prison, who were also inebriated, and threatened Tamil prisoners that he would kill them on the spot with his gun if they did not obey his orders.
Lohan Ratwatte has a history of mass murder and irresponsible behaviour with firearms. He led the killing of ten unarmed Muslims during the 2001 general elections for which he was convicted and sentenced by the high court. He was later acquitted on flimsy grounds.
In late December 2020, he terrified hotel guests in Kandy by firing gunshots into the air, reportedly due to anger.
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