Police have appealed to the public for assistance in locating a 39‑year‑old resident of Hikkaduwa wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a female cashier at a restaurant in Meetiyagoda on 17 November 2025.

According to the Police, investigations are being carried out by the Meetiyagoda Police Station, which confirmed that the gunman has been identified but is currently absconding. 

Authorities said the suspect is also wanted in connection with shootings in the Gandara and Ambalangoda police divisions, and several warrants have been issued against him in cases pending before the Balapitiya Magistrate’s Court.

Police have requested anyone with information to contact the Police via 071‑8591481 (OIC/Meetiyagoda) or 091‑2260423 (Meetiyagoda Police Station). (Newswire)

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Police in Meetiyagoda have arrested several suspects wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in the area in November 2025. 

The arrests were made yesterday (29), when officers raided a house in the Mahawatta area and found suspects hiding with weapons and narcotics.

According to the Police, one suspect was taken into custody with a foreign‑made revolver, six bullets, and 13.9 grams of heroin, while another was arrested with 14.1 grams of heroin. 

Investigations revealed that these suspects were linked to the November 17, 2025, shooting in Meetiyagoda, where a man was killed.

At the same location, two more suspects were arrested with 11.5 grams and 10.5 grams of heroin, respectively. 

One of them has been identified as being involved in a double murder in Eranavila, Meetiyagoda, on May 3, 2025, where two people were shot dead with firearms.

The suspects, aged 22, 23, 28, and 34, are residents of Meetiyagoda and Madampe. 

The Police said investigations have revealed that they were hiding in a house belonging to the brother of an organized criminal currently abroad, and were planning another murder. 

The Meetiyagoda Police are continuing further investigations. (Newswire)

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Police have arrested two suspects in connection with recent shooting incidents in the South and Western Provinces.

Officers from the Special Task Force detained a 31-year-old resident of Lindula in Talawakelle yesterday, acting on information linking him to an attempted shooting in Meetiyagoda the previous day.

Investigators said the man had provided support to the main suspect, who was already in custody along with a T-56 rifle and motorcycle used in the crime. The suspect was handed over to the Agarapatana Police for further inquiries.

Separately, the Kalutara Crimes Division arrested a 23-year-old man from Hirana, Panadura, yesterday in connection with the killing of a man near the Bolgoda bridge in Bandaragama on August 21. 

The suspect was also accused of assisting the main gunman. He was produced before the Bandaragama Police for further investigation. (Newswire)

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One person has been injured after being shot by gunmen on a motorcycle in the Meetiyagoda area in Hikkaduwa today. 

According to the Police, the gunmen had opened fire at five persons in a van in the Malawenna area in Meetiyagoda. 

It is reported that the rider of the motorcycle has been arrested with a T-56 firearm. (Newswire)

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Two persons have sustained injuries in a shooting reported in the Balimulla area in Meetiyagoda last night.

The Police said unidentified gunmen had shot a man and his daughter at their residence.

The 49-year-old man and his 29-year-old daughter had been admitted to the Balapitiya Hospital with injuries.

Preliminary investigations reveal that a group of persons had entered the house, shot the victims, assaulted them with sharp weapons, and fled the area. 

The Meetiyagoda Police has launched investigations to apprehend the suspects. (Newswire)

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A 42-year-old wanted suspect has been killed in a shootout with the Police in the Meetiyagoda area early this morning (Oct 12).

The Police said the suspect was wanted over the murder of a Police Inspector in the Rathgama area on Monday. 

The Police STF had conducted a raid based on information that the suspect was hiding in a house in Meetiyagoda.

Upon their arrival, the suspect fired at the STF officers prompting them to retaliate during which the suspect had been shot and injured. 

The suspect, a 42-year-old resident of Wadduwa had succumbed to injuries after being admitted to the Balapitiya Hospital. (NewsWire)

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The Police stated that two armed men on a motorcycle had shot the man in the Mahawela area on the Ambalangoda- Meetiyagoda Road. 

The suspects had fled the area following the shooting, while the injured individual had been admitted to the Balapitiya Hospital. 

The injured individual has been identified as a resident of Paniyana, Ambalangoda. 

The Meetiyagoda Police has launched investigations to apprehend the suspects. (NewsWire) 

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