ත්‍රීරෝද රථයකට පොලීසියෙන් වෙඩි! 16 හැවිරිදි තරුණයෙක් තුවාල ලබා රෝහලේ!

Newswire, Ada Derana and WhatNews report that police opened fire on a three-wheeler near Mahakade Junction in Kadawatha on Saturday, the 31st, after it failed to stop when signalled. WhatNews reports the shooting occurred in the afternoon, while Lankadeepa places the incident in the Gonahena area of Kadawatha. Lankadeepa and WhatNews report that a school student was injured and taken to Ragama Hospital; Newswire identifies the passenger as a 16-year-old boy and names the facility as Ragama Teaching Hospital.

Newswire reports that police said the vehicle carried two teenagers, and that its 17-year-old driver ignored officers’ signal, drove towards them and then fled. Police reportedly fired about seven shots, hitting the passenger in the rear seat. The reports do not clarify whether this is the same driver described by Newswire.

Newswire reports that the injured teenager’s mother said the boys had been returning home after getting haircuts and acknowledged that the driver did not have a valid licence and had not stopped for police. She questioned the decision to shoot, saying two bullets struck her son and another passed close to his head; she also said he underwent surgery and bullet fragments remained in his body. Newswire says she disputed accounts that the vehicle had been abandoned, stating that both teenagers went to her home, around 800 metres away, and the vehicle was taken to a nearby house. She called for a fair investigation.

Newswire and Ada Derana report that Police Spokesman ASP F.U. Wootler rejected an allegation attributed to the mother that police had accused the teenagers of transporting drugs. WhatNews reports Wootler said parties who gave the 16-year-old access to the three-wheeler would face legal action under the Motor Traffic Act. Newswire reports that the mother sought justice; the reports do not give a later investigation outcome.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.