Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- A three-wheeler driver was injured and hospitalised after police opened fire on the vehicle in the Nagoda area of Kalutara, after the driver allegedly failed to obey orders to stop.

According to police, a team from the Kalutara Crime Investigation Division signalled a suspicious three-wheeler to stop in the Bobuwala area. However, the driver ignored the signal and continued driving, prompting officers to pursue the vehicle for nearly four kilometres.

Police subsequently opened fire on the three-wheeler in the Nagoda area, injuring the driver, who was identified as a resident of Rajwatta, Kalutara, known as "Rajwatta Sanju".

He was admitted to the Nagoda Teaching Hospital for treatment.

Police said a subsequent s...