Sri Lanka, April 18 -- Former Galle District Member of Parliament representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Sampath Athukorala, was injured in an attack carried using a sharp weapon in the Bambarawana area of Pitigala.

The incident occurred around midnight yesterday (17) at a location known as D.J. Watta in the Bambarawana Usbim Colony, within the Pitigala Police Division.

According to reports, Athukorala had visited the site to inquire into complaints regarding a group of individuals allegedly behaving in a disorderly manner.

During the ensuing confrontation, he was reportedly attacked by an individual wielding a sharp weapon.

Following the assault, Athukorala was admitted to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital in Galle for t...