Soldier shoots soldier & commits suicide

4 May 2012 09:52 am - 5 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

A A A

A soldier shot his colleague and then took his life after an argument over a personal dispute when the two soldiers were conducting duty at a security check post near the Naga Viharaya in Jaffna this monring.

The soldier who had fired was a Private and the other was a Lance Corporal, Military spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasuriya said.

Military sources said soldiers who were in the vicinity immediately rushed to the scene after they heard the noise of gun shots and found the men lying on the ground with gun shot injuries.

Both of them had succumbed to their injuries before admission to the Jaffna General Hospital. The soldiers were attached to the 51st Division.(Supun Dias)

Order Gifts to Sri Lanka. See Kapruka's top selling online shopping categories such as Toys, Vegetables, Grocery, Flowers, Birthday Cakes, Fruits, Chocolates, Clothing and Electronics. Also see Kapruka's unique online services such as Money Remittence,News, Courier/Delivery, Food Delivery and over 700 top brands. Also get products from Amazon & Ebay via Kapruka Gloabal Shop into Sri Lanka.

Sell your vehicle & house fast with hitad.lk only cost is Rs.400, Advertise in Hitad.lk for free to sell your mobile phone. Want to sell your Pet, Advertise for Free in hitad.lk Search for Houses in Sri Lanka and find the best place through Hitad.lk find your best tuition place. Find the best partner for you, visit hitad.lk Find anything at any time hitad.lk.

Comments - 5

shanthamadawels Friday, 04 May 2012 05:04 PM

Must be a internel war.....

rehan Friday, 04 May 2012 05:26 PM

why does this happens only in JAFFNA???????????????

Royalist Friday, 04 May 2012 07:14 PM

Must have been over the Kiri-thé Koppé!

spark Saturday, 05 May 2012 05:28 AM

Simple riddance of bad rubbish...we want more of this stuff in a more wholesale manner.

fusion Saturday, 05 May 2012 05:34 AM

so now its 2 cases of 'personal disputes'? Why do I get the feeling this just a cover story.

Add comment
Comments will be edited (grammar, spelling and slang) and authorized at the discretion of Daily Mirror online. The website also has the right not to publish selected comments.

Soldier shoots soldier & commits suicide

Comments - 5

Add comment

RECOMMENDED

Ranil Returns: Remarkable resilience of Premier Wickremesinghe

If one cannot strike deals, he is unfit to be a politician - Wajira Abeywardena

How a little protest grew to a loud people’s roar

Continuing economic crisis in Sri Lanka and its far-reaching repercussions for women and girls

What’s next for the Sri Lankan Economy?

Who do we subsidize through fuel subsidies?

“The interim government should operate for one year”- Champika Ranawaka

Most Viewed in News

RANIL TO TAKE OATHS AS PM TODAY

Nine new Cabinet Ministers appointed

‘GotaGoGama’ protesters issue set of demands to usher new era of Governance

MR attends Parliament sessions

Airforce denies MP Arundika Fernando’s claim that he served in SLAF

Complaint lodged seeking arrest of 7 including MR

TODAY'S HEADLINES

Nine Cabinet ministers sworn

COPA instructs ‘Water Lily’ to be identified as SL’s National Flower

Two groups of people arrested while attempting to migrate

Speaker says Party leaders will have to decide

MIRROR CRICKET

England take early T20I series lead over Sri Lanka

New Zealand clinch World Test title

LPL 2nd edition from July 30-August 22-SLC

Sanath Jayasuriya signs as coach at Melbourne cricket club Mulgrave

Rajapaksa included in provisional squads for Australia tour

FSL launch three-year national team development plan

Chandimal, Dickwella cling on as Sri Lanka draw Bangladesh Test

A new 100m PB for Yupun Abeykoon