- Teen girl injured in Kohuwala house shooting
- License renewal for individuals/institutions extended to 31 Jan.
A prison inmate receiving treatment at the Nagoda Teaching Hospital has sustained injuries in a shooting incident that occurred yesterday morning (31). Police stated the injured inmate is a detainee from the Kalutara Prison. According to the Hospital Director, the shooting took place at around 6 a.m. The inmate, who was receiving treatment in the surgical ward, sustained injuries to the abdominal area. Accordingly, it has been reported that the inmate has since been taken in for surgery. The victim was identified as Narayanage Dilip Chathuranga, also known by the alias Rajawatte Chathuwa. He was arrested by the Kalutara South Police on 13 December of last year (2025) in connection with a drug-related offence and was subsequently remanded by the Kalutara Magistrate’s Court. A Hospital spokesperson stated the individual was assaulted by a group of Prison inmates on 29 December while in remand custody, following which he was admitted to the Hospital for treatment. At the time of the shooting, the victim was receiving treatment in Ward Number 14 of the Hospital under the protection of Prison officers, with his legs cuffed. Police investigations have revealed that an unidentified gunman opened fire using a revolver and fled the scene. Officers from the Kalutara Crime Division, the Special Task Force, as well as Crime Scene Investigation and forensic teams, have been deployed to conduct further investigations into the incident.
Meanwhile, a 16-year-old girl has been injured and hospitalised following a shooting incident at Bodhiyawatte in Kohuwala. It is reported that an unidentified gunman had opened fire at a residence on Tuesday evening (30) and that a teenage girl injured in the incident was admitted to hospital.
Elsewhere, the Defence Ministry has issued a statement on renewing the firearms licenses of individuals and institutions for this year (2026). Although the timeframe granted to renew firearm licenses for 2026 which commenced on 1 September 2025 was scheduled to conclude yesterday, the deadline has been extended. Considering the disaster situation in the country, the timeframe granted to renew firearm licenses for 2026 has been extended till 31 January.