A police officer attached to Kuliyapitiya Police in Kurunegala was killed at his home. Kuliyapitiya Police arrested the brother-in-law of the the police officer in this connection. The police officer had quarreled with his wife and attacked his wife.
The brother-in-law attacked the officer with a club. The wife of the officer, 34, too set herself on fire. She has been admitted to Kuliyapitiya District Hospital with burn injuries. The police officer is a resident of Ilukhena.