A 19 Year Old Teanager Has Died After Falling Down From A Building

A 19 year old teenager has died after falling down to ground from the fifth floor of a building under construction in Gampaha last night(16). 

The deceased  had been identified as a resident of Padaviya area worked as a  laborer at the Construction site.

Gampha Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.

Around 3000 Die Annually In Sri Lanka Due To Suicides

Around 3000 persons die annually in Sri Lanka due to suicides according to the Mental Health Director attached to the Health Ministry Dr.Chitramali De Silva.

Suicides among youth population in Sri Lanka are on the increase and 23.7 per 100,000 youth population committed suicide according to the latest statistics.Boys are prone to commit suicide three times more than girls and youth in urban areas is being committed suicide more than youth in villages it has been revealed Dr.Silva has stated.

Competitive environment in education and employment ,stress  ,physical and emotional disappointments and breaking relationships within the family and outside the family are identified as main causes for the increased number of suicides among youth she has stressed.

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A Suspect Was Injured After Police Shot At Him In Veyangoda

A suspect was injured after the police officers attached

to the Special police crimes  investigations division of Kalmune shot  at him near the Veyangoda flyover bridge this evening (15 ) when he attempted to flee away  in  a motor car.

The suspect was later arrested by the police.Veyangoda fly over bridge was closed temporarily during the incident.