Police Have Detained Two Iranian Nationals Who Had Stolen Foreign Currency From A Foreign Currency Exchange Center In Wennappuwa

Wennappuwa Police have last night  detained two Iranian Nationals who fled away after stealing a foreign currency notes  worth Rs.591,750 from a foreign currency exchange center in Wennappuwa City(North Western Province).

The two suspects had stolen the foreign currency notes on 10th if August it has been revealed.

One thousand US Dollars,Eight Hundred Fifty Saudi Riyals and Three Thousand Drahms are among foreign currency they had stolen according to the Police.

After the robbery the Marawila District Court had issued a court order prevnt them from  leaving Sri Lanka.

The two suspected Iranian Nationals were detained by the Wennappuwa Police while they were in the Iranian Embassy in Sri Lanka to extend their visas .

A Fifteen Year Old Boy Had Been Drowned While Bathing In The Sea

A 15 year old boy had been drowned while bathing in the sea close to the Agulana Church (In Colombo) it has been reported.

The Navy Personal along with the Agulana Police Officers have launched a joint search operation to find the boy.

Agulana Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.

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Navy Had Detained Ten Fishermen In The Seas Off Kadiraweli And Thalpadu While Engaging In Illegal Fishing

Sri Lanka Navy Personal have detained ten local fishermen while engaging in illegal fishing by using banned fishing nets in the seas off Kadiraweli and Thalpadu(In northern province) yesterday(26).

Accordingly Navy Personal had detained eight fishermen in the seas off Kadiraweli while engaging in illegal fishing with a purse saine net,two dinghies(boats) and diving mask the suspects and equipment were handed over to the Vakarai Police for future course of action.

The Navy Personal have detained another two fishermen with banned mono filament net and two dinghies in the seas off Thalpadu and handed over to Mannar Assistant Directorate Of Fisheries for future course of action.

A Restaurant Owner Was Shot And Killed In Peradeniya

A restaurant  owner at pilimathalawa in Peradeniya (Central Province) had been shot and killed by an unidentified gunmen today at the restaurant owned by him according to the police.

The deceased was rushed to the Peradeniya teaching hospital in critical condition ,but succumbed to his injuries on admission to the hospital.

Peradeniya police have stated that two gunmen arrived on  a motor bicycle had shot  the restaurant owner and fled away from the scene.

Peradeniya Police are conducting an investigations  on the incident.

Two Were Killed And Ten Others Injured Due To A Wild Elephant Attack At Anuradhapura

Two persons including a  five year old boy were killed and ten others injured  as a  wild elephant had attacked the van they were travelling in at Karuwalagaswewa Area in Anuradhapura District in the wee hours this morning.

The twelve persons in the van were on their way to Katunayake Air Port to leave for Canada when the attack occurred.

According the reports one person had died before admitted to hospital and the five year old boy had succumbed to his injuries after hospitalized due to the wild elephant attack occurred on Puttalam-Anuradhapura road ,near the mee oya bridge around 2 .20a.m this morning.

The injured were rushed to the puttalam hospital but one person was died on the way it has been reported.The second of the deceased the five year old  boy was died after he was transferred to Colombo National Hospital from Puttalam Hospital in critical condition.

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