A 56-year-old man has died after a toilet pit exploded at his residence in Pilana, Nagashandiya, within the Habaraduwa Police Division.

Police said the incident occurred last evening (12) when the victim reportedly attempted to extract gas from the pit by adding carbide. The pit exploded during the process, causing severe injuries.

Residents rushed the man to the Galle National Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on admission. The deceased has been identified as a resident of Pilana, Wanchawala.

The Habaraduwa Police are conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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A 37-year-old man was found hacked to death in the beach area behind a hotel in Habaraduwa yesterday.

The Police said the man was found dead in the beach area behind a hotel located in the Mihiripenna area in Habaraduwa.

The deceased has been identified as a resident of the Welekoratuwa area in Thalpe. 

The suspects involved in the murder have not been identified yet, while the Habaraduwa Police are conducting investigations into the incident. (Newswire)

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Two persons have been injured in a shooting incident reported in the Harumalgoda area on the Dikkumbura Road in Habaraduwa on Sunday night.

The Police said two gunmen on a motorcycle had opened fire on two other men who were walking on the road and had fled the area.

One victim who had escaped unhurt in the shooting is reported to have fled the area, while the other injured victim had attempted to get into a three-wheeler, when the suspects returned and fired at the vehicle, injuring the driver as well.

However, the driver of the three-wheeler is said to have driven off without stopping after which both injured victims had been admitted to the Karapitiya Hospital.

The two injured persons, aged 34 and 54 years are residents of the Habaraduwa and Angulugaha areas.

Police investigations reveal that a pistol had been used in the shooting, while the cause of the shooting is yet to be ascertained. The Habaraduwa Police is conducting investigations to apprehend the suspects involved in the incident. (Newswire)

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A 16-year-old school student was reported dead in an accident during an educational tour in Habaraduwa.

The Police stated that the boy had been injured after he had put his head out of the window of the bus he was travelling in.

The teenager who was seated at the back of the bus had reportedly put his head out of the window during which he had knocked it on a utility pole. 

The child, who was part of a Sunday School group on tour, was admitted to the Karapitiya Hospital following the accident after which he succumbed to injuries.

The Police stated that the accident had taken place while the bus was travelling through a crossroad towards Rumasala Mountain in Habaraduwa last evening.

The deceased had been identified as a 16-year-old resident of the Udubaddawa area in Kuliyapitiya.

The Habaraduwa Police has launched investigations into the accident. (NewsWire)

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A 19-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly having sexually harassed a Ukrainian female tourist at a Buddhist temple in Habaraduwa, it was reported. 

According to Lankadeepa, the suspect is a resident of Unawatuna and had allegedly sexually harassed the woman on Wednesday (21).

The Police stated that the tourist who resides at a hotel in Unawatuna regularly visits the Buddhist temple in Habaraduwa.

Investigations have revealed that the suspect had approached the woman who was worshipping the Bodhi Tree and had invited her to worship another part of the temple. 

The woman who had worshipped the said area at the invitation of the suspect had been sexually harassed by him while exiting the place.

The suspect is reported to have fled the area after the incident. The Police have launched an inquiry into the matter. (NewsWire)

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A 38-year-old man was reported dead in a shooting incident reported near the Polduwa Pansala in Habaraduwa today.

The Police stated a female, who has been identified as the wife of the deceased, has been hospitalised with injuries.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the couple had been shot at while returning after dropping their child at school. 

Two gunmen on a motorcycle are reported to have opened fire at the couple who were travelling in a three-wheeler. 

The Police have launched investigations into the incident. (NewsWire)

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