A 30-year-old state agricultural official is reported to have been murdered in the Weliara, Netholpitiya area in Tangalle early this morning (27).
The Police stated that the female victim, who is a resident of the Netholpitiya area, had died after being attacked with a sharp object while she had left for work today.
Preliminary Police investigations have revealed that an individual from the same area had carried out the attack over a dispute that had occurred with the official at the area’s agricultural office the day before.
The suspect involved in the murder has been arrested, while the victim’s body has been placed at the Tangalle Hospital for postmortem examination.
The Tangalle Police is conducting further investigations into the incident. (NewsWire)