Eight-member gang arrested over Anuradhapura murder

An eight-member gang has been arrested over the murder of a night club owner in Anuradhapura on Saturday night.

Wasantha Soysa alias ‘Rajarata Iron Man,’ the holder of several Guinness world records, was hacked to death by an unidentified group inside the night club owned by him in Anuradhapura.

Soysa, a famous karate champion and a highly respected martial arts instructor, is said to have been attacked by about 25 people inside his nightclub at Kadapanaha, Anuradhapura, close to midnight. (Colombo Gazette)