In wake of the recent underworld gang wars here, Sri Lankan police today launched new measures to check criminal activities in the city.
The Inspector General NK Ilangakoon has appointed his senior deputy inspector general, Pujitha Jayasundera to head the operation, police said.
The police operation would cover the 102 police stations in the Western Province here. There have been as many as five shootouts between underworld gangs here during the last three days.
In the first incident, a prison department vehicle was fired at injuring a key murder case suspect who has been hospitalised with critical injuries.
In the latest incident today, a young pregnant woman, a relative of a jailed underworld member was shot near the main prison here.
