A 36-year-old police constable assigned to security duties at a Rajagiriya temple has been found dead from a gunshot wound in what authorities suspect was a suicide.
A police officer on duty at a religious temple in Rajagiriya has been discovered dead in what appears to be a self-inflicted shooting incident. The 36-year-old constable, who was stationed to provide security at the temple of Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, was found with a gunshot wound reportedly caused by his own service firearm.
According to available reports, the officer had been experiencing health difficulties in the days leading up to the incident. Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death are ongoing as authorities work to confirm the preliminary assessment of suicide.
