Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of a child and injury of a woman in a petrol bomb attack on a house in Gamagoda, Kalutara. 

Officials from the Kalutara Division Crimes Investigation Division arrested the suspects, aged 23 and 25, who are residents of the Dhodangoda and Kongoda areas in Kalutara. 

The Police have found the motorcycle used in the attack, another petrol bomb, and two mobile phones during the arrest.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the two men had received a contract for Rs. 5000 to carry out the attack. 

The two men had attacked a house in Kalutara with a petrol bomb on 29 March 2025.

A 28-year-old woman had sustained injuries, while a 06-year-old boy who was also injured in the incident had passed away a few days later, while being treated in the hospital. (Newswire)

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A 06-year-old boy has died in a petrol bomb attack targeting a house in Kalutara South. 

According to reports, unidentified men on a motorcycle had thrown a petrol bomb into the house on Saturday night (29 Mar). 

A 28-year-old woman and a 06-year-old child who were inside the house at the time had sustained injuries in the attack.

The child had succumbed to injuries yesterday while receiving treatment in the hospital. (Newswire)

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