Police have arrested a 40 year old person with a foreign made Hand Grenade and 2.35 grammes of Heroin in his possession at Pattiya area in Kelaniya yesterday (17).
The suspect who is a resident of Kelnaiya is due to be produced before the Colombo Magistrate Court today(18).
Three persons who have found guilty over a murdering a person on 05th of November 2001 at Nawagampura,Colombo have been sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court Judge Vikum Kaluarachchi today(18).
The three accused have found guilty over stabbed a person by knife at Nawagampura,Colombo after a brawl .
Kilinochchi Magistrate Court has today (18) released the former Chairman of the State Timber Corporation for a short period,Anurudda Polgampola who was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers last Wednesday (16) over Rs.8 ,million financial fraud ,on bail .
The suspect was released on Rs.500.000 surety bail after been produced before the court today and the Magistrate has also imposed a foreign tour ban over him.
The Immigration and Emigration officers have called off their work to rule campaign which launched since midnight last night (17) by demanding solutions for three of their service demands including making a service minute for them temporarily ,after Minister S.B Navinna has made a written promise to them that he will submit a Cabinet Paper on their demands to the Cabinet next Tuesday(22). The immigration and Emigration Officers attached to the Katunayake Airport had called off their strike this morning after Minister's Promise it has been revealed. Minister Navinna had visited the Katunayake Airport this morning and held discussions with the officers over their demands.