Sri Lanka, Sept. 3 -- A plot to shoot and assassinate underworld criminal Nadun Chinthaka alias 'Harak Kata' has been foiled.

The suspect, a close associate of N.N. Prasanga alias 'Backhoe Saman' who is among the five notorious underworld criminals recently arrested in Indonesia and detained after repatriation who has planned to shoot and kill 'Harak Kata' has been arrested in Maharagama with a firearm yesterday (2), according to Police. He has been arrested yesterday in Maharagama by the Western Province North Crime Division.

The suspect had planned to disguise himself as a journalist and perpetrate the crime inside a courthouse. Investigations have revealed that the suspect, an employee of a state institution had planned the assassina...