It is reported that a person was injured in a stabbing incident in Nuwara Eliya city and taken to hospital.
An argument between a person directing passengers to buses at the Nuwara Eliya bus station and a fruit vendor on the pavement escalated and the fruit vendor stabbed the other person with his foot and the injured person was taken to hospital. It is said that after the stabbing, the trader surrendered to the police and the suspect was arrested.
The stabbing was done by a resident of Nuwara Eliya, Shantipura, Zandura and the injured person is a 35-year-old resident of Bambarakele, Nuwara Eliya.
It is reported that the condition of the injured is not serious.