It is reported that yesterday (01) at around 5.20 pm, a person who went to steal coconuts in an estate belonging to the Livestock Development Board was shot by the guard of the respective estate.
The person injured in the shooting has been admitted to Kuliapitiya Teaching Hospital.
A resident of Yakwila – Hagava was injured in the shooting.
The injured person has given a statement to the police that he was shot by the guard of the garden when he went to steal coconuts and it has been revealed that the injured person was shot in the left hand and back.
The guard who did the shooting has not been arrested yet, Pannala Police is conducting further investigations.