by Kalinga Weerakkody
Election related violence escalated to 2332 including 46 killings Police Election Secretariat said yesterday.

Two killings were reported from Gampola and Tangalle on Thursday.

The UNP lodged 1197 complaints while the PA reported 753 complaints. The JVP made 88 and SLMC had lodged 78 respectively.

The highest number of complaints, 266, was reported from Chilaw. Anuradhapura 229, Ampara 168, Gampaha 106, Kegalle 113, Matara 105 and Tangalle 104 were the others.

Yesterday the curfew was imposed from 12.00 noon to 6.00 am today in Kandy, Chilaw, Matale.

Several incidents were reported from Wattegama area in Kandy.

Kandy police said that special police teams had been deployed to combat violence in the area including Hanguranketa and Walapane.