Police Constable killed in shootout during illicit liquor raid
Posted by Editor on May 22, 2019 - 9:03 pm
A Police Constable has been killed in a shootout during a raid carried out to seize an illicit liquor racket this evening (22), the Police Spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunasekara said.
The incident has reportedly taken place at Urumuththa area in Akuressa.

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