Colombo (News 1st): A police officer was injured in a shooting at Kadawatha. Police said that the shooting took place when the police officer was tussling with a suspected heroin peddler.

The firearm had accidentally fired and injured the officer. He has been admitted to the Ragama Hospital.  A suspect has been arrested, while his mother, wife, and child were taken into police custody.

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