Youth injured in shooting

A 23-year-old youth was shot by two unidentified gunmen at Maligawatta last evening. The youth who sustained injuries in the shooting was immediately rushed to the Colombo National Hospital.He is being treated at the Intensive Care Unit at present.

The incident has taken place near the Laksetha Sewavana Housing Complex at around 8.45 p.m. when the two unidentified gunmen who came on a motorbike shot the youth. The injured youth had been identified as Ajmir, a resident of Jumma Masjid Road, Maligawatta.