One person has been injured in an accidental shooting in the Uggalgoda area in Gamapaha today.
According to the Police media unit, the man who was travelling on a motorcycle had failed to heed othe rders by the Police to stop for an inspection.
Police officers had given chase and had blocked him, and a scuffle had broken out between two parties when the officers had attempted to arrest him.
At the time, the firearm of a Police officer had accidentally discharged, injuring the man on his foot.
The injured individual has been admitted to the Gampaha Hospital. (Newswire)