Srilanka, Oct. 21 -- Police have recovered a motorcycle stolen by gunmen who fled after shooting dead a restaurant owner in Soysapura, Moratuwa last evening (20).

The shooting occurred at around 8.30 p.m. yesterday inside a restaurant in Soysapura, killing the owner. A female customer who sustained gunshot injuries in the incident was also admitted to hospital.

According to police, two unidentified individuals arrived at the restaurant in a car, opened fire on the owner using a T-56 assault rifle, and fled the scene.

However, after the vehicle developed a mechanical fault in the Suwarapola area of Piliyandala, the suspects abandoned it, fired shots into the air to intimidate a motorcyclist, and stole his motorcycle before escaping.

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