Police Headquarters says the incident reported last night (04) from a house in the Ihala Omaththa area within the Elpitiya Police Division was not a shooting.

Investigations have revealed that the damage was caused by an improvised device made using items such as a metal pipe, gunpowder, and stones, similar to a homemade firecracker.

The Police Media Division said the Elpitiya Crime Scene Investigation Officers (SOCO) who examined the site confirmed the damage was not caused by gunfire.

A window and several items inside the house had been damaged, according to a complaint lodged with the Elpitiya Police.

Further investigations are ongoing, and fragments recovered from the scene have been sent to the Government Analyst for examination. (Newswire)

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