Suspect arrested in Kurunegala shooting

fidrd.;a yhsì%â r:h fidhd fydag,hla jg,oa§ tia'whs' fjä;nd >d;kh lr;s

fjä ;enqfõ ysgmq tia't*a' finf,la

mek.sh ‘r;au,dfka frdyd’ nia ßhl§ w,a,hs

l=reKE.," udia‍fmd;" je,.fka m%foaYfha fydag,hl k;r lr ;snQ iellghq;= iqmsß fudag¾ r:hla mÍlaId lsÍug l=reKE., uQ,ia:dk ‍fmd,sisfha ks,OdÍka ;sfofkl= .sh wjia:dfõ r:fha meñ‚ fofokdf.ka whl= isÿl< fjä ;eìfuka Wm ‍fmd,sia mÍlaIljrhl= ñh f.dia ‍fmd,sia ierhkajrhl= iy ‍fmd,sia fldia;dm,a ßheÿrejrhl= ;=jd, ,nd frday,a .;lr we;'

fmf¾od ^15& rd;%s 10'00 ;a 10'30;a w;r ld,fha§ fuu fjä;eìu isÿù we;ehs l=reKE., uQ,ia:dk ‍fmd,sish i|yka lrhs'fjä je§ ñhf.dia we;af;a l=reKE., uQ,ia:dk ‍fmd,sishg wkqhqla;j fiajh l< l=reKE.," j÷rd.,"kdf.d,a," O¾umd, udjf;a mÈxÑlrejl= jk Wm ‍fmd,sia mÍlaIl ,xildr fyar;a uqÈhkafia,df.a oikdhl kue;s 59 yeúßÈ wfhls' Tyq ,nk jif¾ ud¾;= udifh§ úY%du hdug isá ks,Odßfhls'

fjä je§fuka ;=jd, ,enQ ue,aisßmqr m%foaYfha mÈxÑlrejl= jk ‍fmd,sia ierhka 58677 ì'tï' WNhfldaka nKavdr hk wh iy ñyska;‍f,a m%foaYfha mÈxÑlrejl= jk ‍fmd,sia fldia;dm,a ßheÿre 89743 fla'tia'ta' l=udr iqNisxy hk fofokd l=reKE., YslaIK frday,g we;=<;a lr we;' ‍fmd,sia fldia;dm,a ßheÿre iqNisxy hk whf.a Worh m%foaYhg fjä je§u ksid oeä f,i widOHj frday‍f,a oeä i;aldr tallfha m%;sldr ,nhs'

l=reKE.," udia‍fmd;" je,.fka m%foaYfha msysgd ;sfnk mervhsia kue;s W;aij Yd,djg fmf¾od ^15& miajre 6'30 g muK iqfndamfNda.s yhsì%â j¾.fha iqÿ meye;s fudag¾ r:hlska mqoa.,hska fofofkl= meñK we;' W;aijYd,djg meñ‚ fuu mqoa.,hska fofokd tÈk rd;%sh .; lsÍu i|yd fydag,fha l<ukdlref.ka ldurhla b,a,d we;'

W;aijYd,djla neúka tys kjd;eka .ekSug ldur ,nd fkdÿkako" fuu mqoa.,hska jeo.;a whj¨‍ka hehs is;d tys l<ukdlre k;r ùug ldurhla ,nd§ we;' kjd;eka .ekSug meñ‚ fofokd tys l<ukdlreg mjid we;af;a miqÈk ^16& WoEik msg;aj hk njh'

fï w;r" iqÿ meye;s yhsì%â j¾.fha iqmsß fudag¾ r:hla meyerf.khdfï isoaêhla iïnkaOj ‍fmd,sia yÈis weu;=ï wxlh ^119& Tiafia l=reKE., uQ,ia:dk ‍fmd,sishg jdyk l=,S moku u; ,ndfok ia:dkhlska fmf¾od ^15& rd;%s meñ‚,a,la ,eì ;snq‚' Ô'mS'wd¾'tia';dlaIKh wkqj isÿlrk ,o mÍlaIdfõ§ tu jdykh l=reKE.," udia‍fmd; m%foaYfha fydag,hla wi, k;r lr we;ehso tu meñ‚,af,ka i|yka lr ;snq‚' fuu fudag¾ r:fha ysñlrejka lsysm fofkl= isg we;s w;r tys wjika jrg whs;slre ù we;af;a jdyk l=,S moku u; imhk ia:dkhlgh' tu fudag¾ r:h l=<S moku u; ,ndf.k th wdh;khg ndr fkd§ meyerf.k f.dia ;snq‚'

ta wkqj tÈk rd;%s ‍fmd,sia cx.u uqr ixpdrfha ksr;j isá Wm ‍fmd,sia mÍlaIl oikdhl" ‍fmd,sia ierhka WNhfldaka nKavdr hk wh iy ‍fmd,sia fldia;dm,a ßheÿre iqNisxy hk ;sfokd ‍fmd,sia ðma r:fhka fmf¾od rd;%s udia‍fmd; m%foaYh n,d msgj .sfhdah'

fudag¾ r:h we;ehs mejfik udia‍fmd;" mervhsia kue;s fydag,hg .sh ‍fmd,sia ks,OdÍkag tys bÜ Åta 9457 wxl ork iqÿ meye;s yhsì%â j¾.fha fudag¾ r:h ;sfnkq oel we;' fudag¾ r:fha meñ‚ wh yuqùug wjYH nj ‍fmd,sia ks,OdÍka fydag,a fiajlhskag mjid we;'

ta wkqj" fudag¾ r:fha meñ‚ fofokd jdykfha ,sh lshú,s iy Tjqkaf.a ye÷kqïm;a ‍fmd,sia ks,OdÍkag fmkajd we;' kuq;a" Wm ‍fmd,sia mÍlaIljrhd we;=¿ ‍fmd,sia ks,OdÍka fofokd Tjqka fofokd kjd;ekaf.k isák ldurh mÍlaId lsÍug wjYH nj okajd we;' W;aijYd,dfõ by< ud,hg .sh ‍fmd,sia ks,OdÍka Tjqkaf.a ldurh mÍlaId lsÍfï§ tla whl= ldurfha we÷ï nE.hl ;snQ msiaf;da,hla jyd t<shg f.k È.g yryg fjä ;nñka wfkla mqoa.,hd iu. m,d f.dia ;sfí'

Wm ‍fmd,sia mÍlaIljrhdf.a mmqj m%foaYhg fjä je§ ;snQ w;r" Tyq frday,g /f.k hk wjia:dfõ ñh .sfhah' ‍fmd,sia ierhkajrhdf.a mdohlgo" ‍fmd,sia fldia;dm,a ßheÿrejrhdf.a Worh m%foaYhgo fjä je§ ;snq‚'

fuu wjia:dfõ ielldr mqoa.,hska fofokd fydag,fha wä ;=kla muK Wia ;dmamhlska mek weianeiafgdaia ;yvq .nvd lr ;nk úYd, bvulg mek hk wjia:dfõ fjä je§ ;=jd, ,nd isá ‍fmd,sia fldia;dm,a ßheÿre iqNisxy hk ks,Odßhd Tjqka miq mi yUd f.dia we;' tys§ tla iellrefjl= iu. ‍fmdrnod we;af;a Tyq flf,i fyda w;awvx.=jg .ekSugh' tu wjia:dfõ ‍fmd,sia fldia;dm,a ßheÿref.a ks, w÷uo .e,ù bÍ .sh w;r" im;a;= hq., iy n| máho .e,ù f.dia ;sfí' iellre ‍fmd,sia ks,Odßhd iu. ‍fmdrnod wfkld iu. m,d f.dia we;af;a tu bvfï ;snQ oe,a iys; lïì jeglao lvdf.kh' jeg lvdf.k .sh fofokd ta wi, jQ u|la .eUq/;s we<lgo jeà we;;a" t;ekskao m,d f.dia ;sì‚'

fï w;r" tla iellreqfjl= tu m%foaYfhau ieÕj isg Bfha ^16& fmrjre 6'45 g muK l=reKE., foig Odjkh jQ fm!oa.,sl nia r:hl ke. m,d hdug W;aidy lroa§ ‍fmd,sia ks,OdÍka Tyq miq mi mkakd w;awvx.=jg f.k ;sì‚' tu nia r:ho ‍fmd,sish Ndrhg f.k we;'

‍fmd,sia ks,OdÍkag fjä ;eìug fhdod.;a msiaf;da,h /f.k wfkla iellre m,df.dia we;ehs ‍fmd,sish isÿl< mÍlaIK j,§ wkdjrKh ù ;sfí' l=reKE., uQ,ia:dk ‍fmd,sisfha ks,OdÍka isÿ lrk ,o mÍlaIK j,§ jdykfha ;sì msiaf;da, folla" jdyk wxl ;yvq hq., y;rla" tajdg wod< ,sh lshú,s"  we÷ï nE.hla fidhd .kakd ,È' iellrejkaf.a jHdc ye÷kqïm;a lsysmhlao ‍fmd,sish úiska jdykfha ;sì fidhd f.k we;'

fuu iellrejka fofokd r;au,dk iy ud;r m%foaYfha mÈxÑlrejka nj ‍fmd,sish wkdjrKh lrf.k ;sfí'

‍fmd,sia w;awvx.=jg m;a iellre r;au,dk m%foaYfha whl= njo mejfia' ‍fmd,sia fldia;dm,a ßheÿre iu. ‍fmdrnod m,d hkakg ;e;a lf<a Tyq nj ‍fmd,sish wkdjrKh lrf.k we;' fuu mqoa.,hd fld<U md;d, l,a,s idudðlhl= jk ‘frdyd’ kue;s wh nj;a óg udi lSmhlg by; § uyr Widúh wi, § mqoa.,hl=g fjä ;nd >d;kh lsÍfï isoaêhg Tyq cqju iïnkaO ùu fya;=fjka uykqjr m%foaYfha ieÕù isg we;ehs o ‍fmd,sish wkdjrKh lrf.k we;' Tyq uykqjr isák nj ‍fmd,sishg f;dr;=re ,eìu fya;=fjka Tyq fld<Ug m,d tñka isáh § fuu W;aijYd,dfõ kjd;eka f.k we;af;a ud;r m%foaYfha mÈxÑ ish ys;j;l= jQ úfYaI n<ldfha ysgmq idudðlhl= o iu.h'

W'‍fmd'mÍlaIljrhd we;=¿ msßig fjä ;nd we;af;a fuu úfYaI n<ld ysgmq idudðlhd úiska nj wkdjrKh ù we;' Bfha ijia jk úg;a md;d, idudðl frdyd kue;s whf.ka jeäÿrg;a m%Yak lrñka ;snq‚' fuu mqoa.,hd u;aøjH cdjdrug iïnkaO whl= nj o ‍fmd,sish mjihs' ‍fmd,sish w;awvx.=jg .;a msiaf;da, fol o Tyqg wh;a nj mejfia'

fuu isoaêh ms<sn|j wod< W;aij Yd,dfõ fiajlfhl= jk l=udr keu;s wh fufia lshd isáfhah'

fydag,fha k;r fjkak uy;a;=re fokafkla wdjd' ?fj,d ‍fmd,sisfha uy;a;=re weú;a lsõjd jdyfka wdmq wh flda lsh,d' wms ta wh ysgmq ldurh fmkakqjd' ál fõ,djlska tla wfhla È.g yryg fjä ;sínd' uf.a msgg;a ;=jd, isÿjqKd' fjä ;shdf.ku ld¾ tfla wdmq fokakd mek,d .shd' hehs Tyq mejiqfõh'

fuu W;aijYd,dj msysá bvfï bÈßmi ud¾.h whskg jkakg fydag,hlao msysgd we;' fudag¾ r:fhka meñ‚ fofokdg wdydr imhd we;af;a tu fydag,fhks'

W;aij Yd,dfõ fiajfha kshq;=j isá ta'fla' uokdhl hk wh fufia lshd isáfhah'

yhsì%â jdykhlska uy;a;=re fokafkla weú;a k;r fjkak wfmka ldurhla b,a¨‍jd' wfma W;aij Yd,dfõ k;r fjkak ldur fokafka kE' wms w,a,mq fydag,fhka lEu f.ke,a,d rd;%S 9'45 g ú;r ÿkakd' ál fõ,djlg miafia ‍fmd,sia ðma tlla wdjd' meyer .;a jdykhl ,shlshú,s mÍlaId lrkak ;sfhkjd' fudag¾ r:fha wdmq wh yuqfjkak ´fka lsh,d ‍fmd,sia ks,OdÍka lsõjd' wms ta wh kej;s,d ysgmq ldurh fmkakqjd' ál fõ,djlska ldurh me;af;ka fjä ioaohla weyqkd' hehs Tyq mejiqfõh'

fjä ;eìu isÿjQ ia:dkhg Bfha ^16& fmrjrefõ meñ‚ l=reKE., m%Odk ufyaia;%d;a .S;dks úfÊisxy fukúh ufyaia;%d;a mÍlaIKh meje;ajQjdh' W;aijYd,dj we;=<; iy msg; jeà ;snQ ysia msiaf;da, WKav ;=klao ‍fmd,sish fidhd.kakd ,È'

isoaêhg iïnkaO wfkla iellre w;awvx.=jg .ekSu i|yd l=reKE., uQ,ia:dk ‍fmd,sish iy l=reKE., ‍fmd,sia n, m%foaYfha ‍fmd,sia ks,OdÍka /ila fhdojd fufyhqula wrUd ;snq‚' ‍fmd,sia ks, iqkLhskao ta i|yd fhdodf.k ;snq‚' wod< fudag¾ r:h fhdodf.k iellrejka ;j;a wmrdO isÿCf,ao hkak ms<sn|j ‍fmd,sish mÍlaIK wrUd we;'

ñh .sh Wm ‍fmd,sia mÍlaIljrhdf.a foayh ms<sn| mYapd;a urK mÍlaIKh l=reKE., YslaIK frday‍f,a§ Bfha meje;aùug kshñ;j ;snq‚'