A suspect has been arrested in relation to the shooting of the Land Reforms Commission Director Nesathurai Wimalaraj on Wednesday (22).

The Land Reforms Commission Director for the Batticaloa and Trincomalee districts was shot at by two armed gunmen at his residence in Kaluwanchikudy.

Wimalaraj sustained injuries in the shooting and was rushed to the Batticaloa Hospital. 

Kaluwanchikudy Police is handling investigations.