A Sri Lanka Army Lieutenant Colonel was arrested today by Athurugiriya Police in connection of the shooting of his wife on Saturday night.

The 45-year-old mother of three was shot through a window of the house at Isurupura, Malabe. She was admitted to Colombo National Hospital where she underwent surgery. The shooting took place at around 10.15 p.m. on Saturday.

Police recorded a statement from her husband on Monday.