Nittambuwa Police arrested two guards of the Hpragolla land on suspicion of the incident of the guard shooting a person who trespassed on the land of Horagolla wallawwa owned by the Bandaranaike family. A 12-bore licensed firearm was seized along with the two guards.
The police suspect that the person who was shot had come to the garden for a robbery. The person was rehabilitated three times before.
The injured person was admitted to Wathupitiyala Hospital and later transferred to Colombo National Hospital. The police say that the suspected guards will be presented to the Attanagalla court.