The Land Reform Commission (LRC) director of Batticaloa and Trincomalee districts, Nesathurai Wimalaraj, was injured in a shooting at his residence in Kaluwanchikudy yesterday, local media reported.
The shooting was carried out by two armed men who arrived on a motorcycle yesterday Police said.. Mr Wimalaraj has been admitted to the Batticaloa Teaching Hospital with serious injuries.
Kaluwanchikudy Police is conducting investigations.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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