Batticaloa LRC director injured in shooting

Batticaloa LRC director injured in shooting

February 22, 2017   10:23 pm

The Land Reform Commission’s director in charge of Batticaloa and Trincomalee districts, Nesathurai Wimalaraj, has been injured in a shooting at his residence in Kaluwanchikudy this evening.

Police said that the shooting was carried out by two armed men who arrived on a motorcycle at around 7.15pm today (22).

Mr Wimalaraj has been admitted to the Batticaloa Teaching Hospital with serious injuries.

Kaluwanchikudy Police is conducting an investigation into the incident. 

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