A total of 83 people have been killed in homicides thus far during the course of this year, Police Media Spokesperson, Deputy Inspector General of Police and attorney Nihal Thalduwa reported.
Meanwhile, 1,180 incidents of burglary and 310 robberies were also reported since January, he said while speaking at a press conference on Monday (26).
Thalduwa further revealed that while nearly 20 shootings have been reported during the course of this year so far, 10 of them are suspected to have been orchestrated by, or linked to, members of organised crime syndicates.
He assured however that the Police has already taken various measures required to curb the crime rate.