sentences:  Silva educated at Sri Waishaka Vidyalaya, Wellawatte and Sri Watawala Maha Vidyalaya, Hatton.Silva was shot to death by Sri Lanka Army soldiers as he ignored warnings and ran a checkpoint on December 3, 1989 in Dehiwela; he possibly did not understand the situation due to inebriation.Nihal first acted in the 1975 Vesak drama, "Desha Drohiya" directed by Asoka Senarath Mudali for the Kirulapone Pradeshiya Sabha Youth Union.