Police say Maradana killing was “drug-related”

Police investigations have revealed that the victim who was shot and killed on Kasuwatta road in Maradana recently, was allegedly a drug trafficker.

According to the police, the victim had been shot dead after an argument relating to a financial matter escalated.

The victim was shot after he was followed, when he was travelling in a three-wheeler.The had fallen out of the vehicle after the shooting.

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The suspect had fled the scene after the shooting. The victim was shot with two types of pistols.

Two kinds of ammunition were found at the place of the crime.

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