Police have fired fired shots at a lorry which did not heed to police orders at the Aranthalawa police post early Tuesday morning.
The Police Media Unit said that the Mangalagama police post in Maha oya had ordered the lorry to be stopped after receiving a tip-off that the vehicle was illegally transporting cattle.
The Police Media Unit said that an individual in the lorry who was shot died upon admission to hospital. Another suspect in the lorry has fled the scene.
