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A 39-year-old father of three was allegedly shot dead by a soldier who was on duty at a school in Akmeemana when the man allegedly attempted to forcibly enter the school.
The victim, K. Udaya Pradeep Kumara is reported to have attempted to grab the firearm of the soldier when he obstructed the man from entering the school.
He was admitted to the Karapitiya Hospital with gunshot wounds but later succumbed to his injuries. Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said the deceased had three children studying at the school.
The man has reportedly tried to enter the school premises after he was informed by the school that one of his children had fallen sick. According to the police, two soldiers had been deployed to provide security to the school.
While one of them was guarding one main entrance to the school, the victim had tried to enter the school premises by force without subjected himself to security checks and had attempted to grab the soldier's firearm by overpowering him. Meanwhile, the Army said today that the Akmeemana Police and the Military Police are conducting investigations into the matter.
The soldier was arrested by the police in connection with the incident. The victim was a former member of the Sri Lanka Navy band.(Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya, Ravi Liyanage and D. G. Sugathapala)
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Hans perlee Thursday, 04 July 2019 03:10 PM
Arrested? Why?
Tony Thursday, 04 July 2019 05:41 PM
Why do one have yo soot to kill?
Raj Thursday, 04 July 2019 06:12 PM
That's what the army trained to do. They shot and killed thousands previously. Are you not aware of it?
Lawry Thursday, 04 July 2019 07:10 PM
That tells much about the marksmanship of our soldiers. Also lack of mental preparedness. More pathetic considering who the victim is.
Stephano Thursday, 04 July 2019 08:22 PM
What if the victim grabs the firearm and accidentally burst few shots around school premise. The operative did the best thing possible to suppress the threat.
Dee Thursday, 04 July 2019 10:57 PM
Former soldier. So understand the attitude. "Who are you to search me?" Anyway, why don't we ever learn that a law is law for everyone? Just see the roads and parking today? Forces rule!. The soldier who was on duty discharged his duties, so we stand by him!
Hautaum Friday, 05 July 2019 01:14 AM
it is consequences of much emotional factor and pray for recovery.
Jumbo Friday, 05 July 2019 05:38 AM
Ask everyone who meet the public in day to day on security monitoring to sit for a “discipline exam paper” and who only got above 80% marks can employ for security jobs. immediately set fira curriculum and educational course on security discipline and course of actions and standard procedures.
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