Motorcycle used in Ahungalla shooting recovered

Motorcycle used in Ahungalla shooting recovered

March 2, 2024   10:20 pm

Police Special Task Force (STF) has recovered the motorcycle on which the assailants of the brazen daylight shooting took place in Ahungalla on Friday (01) arrived at the scene.

The motorcycle was found sunk in a canal near a bridge in Karijjapitiya area of Ahungalla, the police said.

Two unidentified individuals who arrived on the said motorcycle had shot at a person who was identified as a relative of the notorious criminal gang member “Kosgoda Sujee” yesterday afternoon. 

The deceased 45-year-old named Kusum Kumara Mendis alias “Manju” was a three-wheeler driver in the Kosgoda area, according to police.

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