Businessman escapes death in shooting at Akuressa

Businessman escapes death in shooting at Akuressa

August 27, 2018   01:05 pm

A shooting incident was reported in Thepudeniya area on the Galle-Akuressa highway last night (26).

Reportedly, two persons who arrived from a motorcycle had shot at a businessman’s vehicle and fled the scene.

The incident had occurred at around 8.25 pm when the 38 year old businessman was travelling from Galle to Akuressa in his vehicle.

The businessman has not suffered any injuries in the incident and had hidden in a nearby house.

However, minor damages were caused to the vehicle by the shooting.

Disclaimer: All the comments will be moderated by the AD editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or slanderous. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.

Most Viewed Video Stories

🔴LIVE | Ada Derana Lunch Time News Bulletin 12.00 pm

🔴LIVE | Ada Derana Lunch Time News Bulletin 12.00 pm

Christians worldwide celebrate Good Friday (English)

Water cuts in Colombo District amid dry weather conditions (English)

Doctors to strike in hospitals island-wide from tomorrow - GMOA (English)

Ada Derana Lunch Time News Bulletin 12.00 pm

Water cuts scheduled for coming days in several areas due to prevailing dry weather - NWSD (English)

IMF delegation meets President, Speaker and party leaders to discuss key issues ahead of review (English)

Former state minister 'Pillayan' remanded over disappearance of former EUSL Vice Chancellor (English)