A person has been murdered by attacking with a sharp weapon in the Anuradapura Wijayapura area. It is believed that a gang had arrived with weapons and attacked the person and fled after killing him.
The deceased is a 45-year-old father of three residing at Rahula Mawatha, Wijayapura, Anuradapura. He is said to be the owner of rent- a- car service repair center.
On July 5, a person who had arrived in a motorcycle had told the deceased that his vehicle is broken and taken him in front of Deepani Maha Vidyalaya in Anuradapura. A group of people waiting in ambush had attacked him with sharp objects at that time.
According to police sources, the critically wounded person was rushed to the Anuradapura Teaching Hospital but was already dead upon arriving at the hospital.Police have commenced search operations to arrest the suspects.