The two persons who acted to prevent a murder , which was to happen right in front of their eyes

The 48-year-old man, who was fatally injured by his 53-year-old elder brother on the Raja Veediya pavement near the Badulla bus stand, is currently receiving treatment at the Badulla General Hospital under police protection.

It is undeniably commendable that the young ambulance driver of the Badulla Hospital, Yapa Rashmika, and the Police Sergeant 39276, the officer named Nilantha, who was on duty attached to the Badulla Police Station, who had come to the scene as soon as it was reported, who would have thought that witnessing a murder right in front of their eyes be a bitter memory during their lifespan, rushed to the suspect who was throwing several strikes with a sharp weapon, despite the risk to their lives, and managed to subdue him, although the people around him were afraid to approach him due to the fear of the sharp weapon.

Police Sergeant 39276 Nilantha had also made a great effort to successfully control the crowd on the scene who tried to attack the suspect after he was arrested.

In this incident, it was revealed during the initial investigations that the younger brother, who was hospitalized after being attacked, had brought a sharp weapon in the same evening and first attacked his elder brother, who was trading on the pavement on Raja Veediya in Badulla town, and the elder brother, who was attacked, had grabbed the sharp weapon and attacked the younger brother in return.

The elder brother has also been admitted to the Badulla Hospital under police protection for treatment due to cut injuries.

Both of them are residents of the Amunuwelpitiya area in Badulla.

The Badulla Police Station is conducting further investigations into the incident.