The investigations into the murder of the Chairman of the Delft Pradeshiya Sabha has been handed over to the Criminal Investigations Department.

Police Media Spokesperson, SSP Ajith Rohana said that the postmortem examination which was conducted last evening had confirmed the victim was murdered. The police said that the deceased had been shot in the head.

Chairman of the Delft Pradeshiya Sabha, Daniel Reximon, who was forty-years-old had been admitted to the Punkudathivu Hospital by his wife with head injuries on Tuesday.

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