Inmate Injured in Shooting in Kalutara

COLOMBO (News 1st); An inmate who was receiving treatment at Nagoda Hospital in Kalutara, has been injured in a shooting incident.

Police said the incident occurred while the inmate was receiving treatment in ward 14 of the hospital.

The police suspect that the shooting was carried out by a revolver.

The inmate had been arrested by the Kalutara South Police on December 29, in connection with a drug-related offense and was subsequently placed in remand custody.

Police stated that during an earlier prison altercation, the suspect had sustained injuries on his forehead from a stone attack.

Accordingly, he was transferred to Kalutara Prison Hospital under prison security for treatment.

He was later shot while receiving treatment at the hospital.

The injured inmate is a 35-year-old resident of Rajawatta, 
Kalutara.