A 42 year old man has been shot dead in Beliatta

One person has been killed following a shooting incident in the Nihiluwa area in Beliatta.

The victim, a 42-year-old resident of Tharaperiya in Nihiluwa, was gunned down in his home, police said.

Meanwhile in a separate incident a person has been stabbed with a sharp object and murdered in the Meethotamulla area in the Wellampitiyia police division.