Underworld figure Amila Prasanna also known as ‘Sunshine Sudda’ has been shot dead in Matara.
The Police said the gangster was shot dead in the Kotawila area in Matara today.
They added that the 31-year-old had been shot while travelling in a vehicle this afternoon.
Sunshine Sudda had been shot from a forest area located close to a school in Kotawila.
He had been transported to the hospital in a critical condition, but had succumbed to injuries shortly afterwards, the Police added.
Sunshine Sudda made headlines in May 2020 as well, after he was injured in a shooting incident that was reported on the Mirissa Harbour Road. (NewsWire)