Two men shot dead in Karuwalagaswewa today

Two men died after being shot at while cutting down trees in the Siyambala Wewa Sanctuary in Karuwalagaswewa earlier today.

Investigators say that the two men may have been shot at by a mob who assumed that they were hunters.

The two individuals succumbed to injuries after being rushed to the Puttalam Hospital.

The two deceased individuals, aged eighteen and thirty one, were residents of Siyambala Wewa and Karuwalagaswewa.

Post-mortems examinations will be conducted today.

Suspects are yet to be identified.

Karuwalagaswewa Police is investigating.