Sri Lanka Police have arrested three suspects in connection with the gruesome killing of a man in Mamadala Junction, Ambalantota, where the victim was shot, hacked to death, and his severed head placed on a statue before the attackers fled.

One suspect was taken into custody by Ambalantota Police yesterday (12), while two others were arrested the same day by the Tangalle Division Crime Investigation Unit. 

According to the Police, all three are residents of the Ambalantota area.

Investigations have revealed that the murder was carried out as an act of revenge for a triple homicide reported from the Alegoda Mamadala area on February 2, 2025.

Police said the father of the victim’s wife, who was assaulted during the attack, is currently receiving inpatient treatment at Hambantota Hospital.

The suspects are being held for further questioning as inquiries continue into the violent crime. (Newswire)

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A man was assaulted and murdered, after which his head was separated and hung on a statue at the Mamadala junction, the Ambalantota Police reported.

According to relatives of the victim, three individuals had arrived at the victim’s house late last night and attacked him with a sharp weapon, killing him and severing his head before fleeing.

Police said the deceased had previously been arrested and remanded in connection with a triple murder in the Mamadala area, and was later released on bail.

The magistrate’s inquiry into the death was conducted under Hambantota Chief Magistrate Y.R.B. Nelumdeniya. Investigators also found a firearm lying in front of the victim’s residence.

At the time of the attack, the victim’s wife, two children and uncle were present at the house. 

Police noted that he sustained cut injuries during a fight with the assailants and was admitted to the hospital.

The Ambalantota Police have launched further investigations into the incident. (Newswire)

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One person has been reported dead in a shooting in the Hungama area in Ambalantota today. 

According to the Police, the shooting had occurred over a personal dispute in the Pittani Yaya area this afternoon. 

The deceased is a 32-year-old resident of Pingama, Pittani Yaya.

The 41-year-old suspect has been arrested after surrendering to the Police with the firearm.

The Hungama Police is conducting further investigations. (Newswire) 

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A 30-year-old man has been injured after being shot at his house in the Koggalla area in Ambalantota early this morning.

According to the Police, two gunmen on a motorcycle had carried out the shooting and fled the area.

The injured victim has been admitted to the Hambantota Hospital. 

Preliminary investigations state a longstanding dispute between the victim and another group had resulted in the shooting.

The Police say a locally manufactured weapon had been used in the shooting. 

With the suspects having been identified, the Ambalantota police have launched further investigations. (Newswire)

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The shooting reported in Ambalantota involving a woman on a bus yesterday (Sep 07) is a result of an alleged revenge attack related to a previous shooting incident, it was reported.

Two men on a motorcycle had obstructed a bus, with the pillion rider boarding the bus and shooting a woman on her shoulder, after which the suspects had fled the area.

The woman who was injured in the shooting in the Madayamalalla area in Ambalantota was initially admitted to the Baragama Regional Hospital and later transferred to the Hambantota Hospital.

According to Daily News, the Ambalantota Police said the woman was a 48-year-old mother of three and a resident of Koggalla in Ambalantota.

Investigations reveal the woman was the mother of the main suspects involved in a murder that took place in the South Kadwara area of Ambalantota in July.

A father of two was killed in July, with investigations revealing that the attackers had intended to shoot his son-in-law and not him. 

The Police stated that the pillion rider who had boarded the bus and shot the woman yesterday has been identified as the son-in-law of the individual who was killed in July.

The Police said the woman was returning home after attending court hearings and was accompanied by her teenage daughter and sister at the time of the shooting. (NewsWire)

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A woman has been injured in a shooting reported inside a bus in Ambalantota at around 02.00 p.m. today.

The Police Media Unit told NewsWire that the woman was reportedly shot after the suspect had boarded the bus she was travelling in. 

Two gunmen on a motorcycle had obstructed the bus, boarded the bus and thereafter, shot the woman. 

The Police further stated that the incident had occurred in the Madayamalalla area in Ambalantota.

The injured woman has been admitted to the Hambantota hospital. (NewsWire)

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A 62-year-old man was reported dead after being shot dead at his residence in the Koggalla area in Ambalantota early this morning (July 19).

According to the Police, the victim was shot dead by a group of three unidentified men who had illegally entered his residence.

Investigations reveal, that among the three suspects, one had peeped in through the window of one bedroom to find the whereabouts of the victim’s son.

However, the suspect had been spotted by the victim’s granddaughter who was studying inside the room at the time.

Upon hearing her scream, the victim is reported to have ventured outside to inspect during which time one of the other two suspects standing outside had shot him.

The Ambalantota Police is conducting investigations into the incident. (NewsWire)

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