The motorcycle used in the Ahungalla shooting incident was stolen from Balapitiya three months ago.

At around 06.00 a.m. on 09.01.2025, a shooting incident occurred near the Ahungalla sacred Bo Tree, and a person who was in a three-wheeler parked at the place, got injured and was admitted to the Balapitiya Hospital.

It was revealed through the preliminary investigation that the shooting had been carried out by two people riding a scooter. The officers of the Police Special Task Force have recovered the relevant scooter from the Cinnamon Estate of Denagoda.

Further investigation revealed that the criminals had arrived riding the motorcycle with fake number plates and that it belonged to a person from the Balapitiya area. It was also revealed that the motorcycle had been stolen from a place near Siddhartha College, Balapitiya, on 24.09.2024.

Police investigations are underway to arrest the criminals.