‘Potta Naufer’ passes away due to COVID-19
Posted by Editor on August 28, 2021 - 8:12 pm
Underworld figure Mohamed Niyaz Noufer alias Potta Noufer has passed away in prison after contracting COVID-19.
He was sentenced to death for assassinating Colombo High Court Judge Sarath Ambepitiya in 2004.
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