Ranil?s bodyguard dies

24 Mar, 2012

A bodyguard of opposition and UNP leader Ranil Wickramasinghe died this morning after suffering a heart attack.

The police said that the bodyguard, a policeman, had died while taking part in a training exercise with several other officers.

He had gone on a morning jog with the rest of the team during the training session but minutes later suffered a chest pain and died on admission to hospital.

The bodyguard was said to have been with the opposition leader for some 10 years and was one of the best in the squad.

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