There is a news that a woman was hit by a shot fired by a person to drive away a wild elephant that had stormed into a village.
It is said that it is from Arangala Kandegama area.
It is reported that the woman who was shot is Rupa Malani, a 52-year-old mother of two, and she was seriously injured and was admitted to the Polonnaruwa Hospital and later admitted to the intensive care unit.
It is reported that the person who did the shooting is a 58-year-old man and he has been arrested by Aralagangwila police and investigations are being conducted.