COLOMBO (News 1st):- A 27-year-old resident of Udakarawita, Panugalpoththa has been hacked to death in Hapugalpoththa, Niwithagala.

The police said that the murder was the result of an escalated dispute between the victim and another individual. The suspect connected to the murder has been taken under arrest.

The dispute had occurred due to a disagreement caused by a love affair that the murdered individual had with the arrested suspect’s daughter.

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