An armed gang had robbed the Parawahera Sanasa Bank at Gandara at around 3.10 pm yesterday and made off with Rs.300,000 in cash, Police Media Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said.
The four armed men had arrived on two motorbikes wearing full face helmets and had opened fire.
Meanwhile, a female customer at the bank had sustained injuries in the shooting carried out by the gunmen during the robbery and is currently receiving treatment at the Matara hospital. Gandara Police is investigating.