Youth shot dead in Horowpathana
Posted by Editor on August 6, 2012 - 12:58 pm
A 28-year-old youth was shot and killed in Mukarawewa, Horowpathana after an argument over a land dispute had escalated, police said.
Horowpathana Police has commenced investigations to apprehend the suspect.
Courtesy: Ada Derana
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Looks as if the gun culture of the wild west has taken a grip on the social fabric of our daily life.After a thirty year old internal strife,nation can ill afford to suffer the ignomity of a gun toting society. Let the authorities flush out these illegal fire arms even on a physical house to house search.