A hotel owner has been hospitalised with gunshot injuries after a shooting on Seelalankara Mawatha in Habarakada, within the Athurugiriya Police Division, police said.
The shooting took place on Monday afternoon, August 17, according to Hiru News. The injured man was admitted to the Homagama Base Hospital for treatment.
Ada Derana reported that the victim is, according to initial reports, a relative of a man known as “Dubai Kasun,” who is alleged to be a member of an organised criminal gang. Hiru News did not carry that detail.
Hiru News said the reason for the shooting had not been established at the time of reporting.
Athurugiriya Police have launched an investigation and are conducting further inquiries to determine the circumstances of the incident. No arrests had been reported by either outlet.
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The shooting is the latest in a series of gun attacks linked by police to organised criminal networks. Officers foiled a shooting attempt at a Dehiwala bakery earlier this month.
Neither Ada Derana nor Hiru News named the victim or the hotel involved.
