Pistol registered in his name, post-mortem to decide suicide
Police to record Lohan Ratwatte’s statement
The Police yesterday found the body of Sanjeeva Basnayake, former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte’s private secretary with 
gun shot injuries to the head, inside a building under construction in the premises of Ratwatte’s ancestral home in Mahaiyawa, Kandy.
Basnayake had been pronounced dead upon admittance to the Kandy National Hospital.
Police said that a definite statement can be made regarding whether this was a murder or a suicide after the post-mortem. It has been revealed through police investigations that the pistol used in the shooting is a 9 mm type pistol and it is registered in Basnayake’s name.
Police said further investigations will be conducted regarding whether the information is true.
It is suspected that the incident may have happened in the morning. The body was initially found by a servant at Ratwatte house.After he told others Basnayake had been taken to the Kandy National Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
According to the police, information has uncovered that the deceased Basnayake has been in mental stress in the recent past. Lohan Ratwatte is not contesting this year’s general election Basnayake was his private secretary in the past.
He is married and a father of one. The cause of death has not yet been revealed and the Katugastota and Kandy Police are jointly investigating the incident.
Lohan Ratwatte had also arrived at the scene of the incident yesterday afternoon (20) and police said they will record a statement from him.
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