One person has been killed due to a fire that gutted a retail shop in Minneriya yesterday (8).
Police said the 71-year-old victim from Jayanthipura was admitted to the Polonnaruwa Hospital after suffering serious burn injuries.
The body is lying at the mortuary of the Polonnaruwa Hospital and Minneriya Police are conducting further investigations.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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