A Person Was Shot And Killed By A Gunman At Hikkaduwa

A 46 year old fisheries Technician was 

killed due to a gun shooting incident  near the Hikkaduwa Post office this afternoon (23).

The critIcaly injured Fisheries Technician had succumbed to his injuries after admission to Balapitiya
Base Hospital.

An unidentified Gunmen arrived in through the Hikkaduwa-Baddegama main road had shot the Technician who was walking on the road and fled away from the scene.

The cause of the shooting has not yet been revealed.

Three Persons Arrested With A Foreign Made Firearm And Bullets

Pallewala Police have arrested three

Persons with a foreign made firearm and 29 bullets in their possession at Pallewala area yesterday (22)as per the information received by the Police.

The three suspects are of the ages 38 and 50 years old and residents of Bokalagama ,Maduragoda and Kalae Liya areas.

The are due to be produced before the Attangalla Magistrate Court.

A Person Was Arrested With 714 Illegally Imported Foreign Liquor Bottles In Possession

Special Police Task Force Personal have

arrested a 56 year old person with  714 illegally imported  foreign made Liquor bottles in his possession at Aththidiya ,Dehiwala area last friday (21)evening .

The suspect who is a resident of Aththidiya area had been arrested as per the information received by Intelligance Unit officials attached to the Special Police Task Force .

The estimated value of the liquor bottles taken in to custody by the Special Police Task Force Personal is more than Rs.6 million  it has been revealed.

The suspect was handed over to the Dehiwala Police for further investigations and due to be produced before the court.

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A Body Of An Elephant Calf Recovered In Vavuniya

A body of a two and half year old

Elephant calf who died after consuming a food containing an explosive device "Hakkapatas" had been recovered by Wild Life  officers in Vavuniya  at  Ilamaradankulam area in Vavuniya today (23).

The Baby Elephant had faced this incident after arriving at Mahailuppaikulam Wewa to drink water it has been revealed.

A 14 Year Old School Boy Has Drowned In Gurugal Oya( River)

A 14 year old school boy has drowned

in Gurugal Oya (River) at Galaha area whilest bathing there this morning (23).

The missing boy went to the oya  to take a bath with one of his uncles .

Police along with the villagers of the area have launched a search mission to find the missing.