House of Galenbindunawewa PS chairman shot at

By Dayarathne Ambogama   

An unidentified group had shot at the house of the chairman  of the Galenbindunawewa Pradeshiya Sabha J.M. Rathnayake in  Padikaramaduwa on Monday night, said the Galenbindunawewa police. The  shooting had caused slight damages to a wall of the house and the double  cab belonging to the Pradeshiya Sabha.   

When inquired from the chairman he said that while he was  sleeping he heard the sound of gun shots. Two shots had hit the wall of  the house while another three shots had hit the vehicle causing slight  damages to it. It is suspected that the firing had taken place from the  road opposite the house. The residents had seen a motorcycle and a  vehicle parked alongside the road. Rathnayake said that he cannot  suspect anyone but had lodged a complaint at the police station.   

The Galenbindunawewa police are conducting further investigations.