42-year-old man shot dead in Beliatta

42-year-old man shot dead in Beliatta

April 24, 2022   08:35 am

One person has been killed following a shooting incident in the Nihiluwa area in Beliatta.

Police said the shooting had been carried out last night by an unidentified individual who arrived on a motorcycle. 

The victim, a 42-year-old resident of Tharaperiya in Nihiluwa, was gunned down in his home, police said.

Meanwhile in a separate incident a person has been stabbed with a sharp object and murdered in the Meethotamulla area in the Wellampitiyia police division. 

According to police, preliminary inquiries have revealed that an employee of a bakery had been stabbed to death by a former employee of the same bakery. 

The deceased is a 37-year-old from Koslanda, Makaldeniyawatta.

The murder suspect has reportedly fled the area following the murder while Wellampitiya Police are conducting further investigations to arrest him. 

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