Piliyandala Samadhi who became prey to a bullet most unexpectedly while awaiting father to bring Vesak decorations!

Piliyandala Samadhi who became prey to a bullet most unexpectedly while awaiting father to bring Vesak decorations!

As a result of a shooting incident by an underworld gang a vehicle carrying police officers faced this attack near People's Bank in Piliyandala the day before Vesak recently. An 11 year old girl who was on her own closeby faced gunshot injuries in the process.

The underworld gang of Madush had duped police by directing a false spy and had misled them by making efficient police officer Rangajiwa and his comrades of narcotics unit and had shot at

their vehicle at Piliyandala when Samadhi, Sandeepa and Senuri of the same family had clung on to their mother's hand near the shop belonging to them with the hope of meeting their father who had gone to buy items necessary for Vesak decorations. They had stayed back at the shop until their father returned with the said required items because he had told them that he would go to Colombo and be back by three-wheeler. Exactly at the moment at 8 pm when the father returned these innocent children were unaware that death was on its way. The 3 of them not being patient enough till the three-wheeler carrying the father would stop near their shop then ran like a flock towards their father, it was reported. Just then a rain of bullets which nobody could believe flashed right round and the 3 children who ran to welcome the father fell down in a pool of blood in front of the eyes of the parents, it was learned. The driver of the three-wheeler which brought Samadhi's father too was struck by bullets. Because of the underworld shooting incident 3 vehicles faced the gunfire with 1 van being damaged in the process and 3 persons who came in a motor vehicle were struck by bullets.

The 3 children near the said shop were an elder brother and 2 of his younger sisters. Samadhi Pathirana the 11 year old girl who passed away today because of this shooting had been studying at Borella Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya. 17 year old Sandeepa Rukshan who was studying at Colombo Thurstan College and 8 year old Senuri Pathirana who too faced injury were the deceased's brother and sister.

Police constable (4946) Mr. Abeywickrema too died in this incident. Three-wheel driver Mr. Nuwan Tharanga who too sustained injury is under treatment at Kalubowila Teaching Hospital. Inspector-of-Police Mr. Rangajiwa who was instrumental having a case filed to imprison Wele Suda had become a headache to narcotic dealers and he also sustained serious injuries and he is in a battle between life and death, hospital sources reveal.

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