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Saturday, September 8, 2018

Two Persons Were Sentenced A 30 Year Rigorous Imprisonment Each Over A Rape Case Occurred 20 Years Ago

Anuradhapura High Court has

yesterday (07)sentenced two persons of the ages 58 and 68 years old who are residents of Devanampiyathissapura ,Anuradhapura a 30 year rigorous imprisonment each over forcibly abducting and gang raping of a 25 year old tamil female on or nearby 21 st of August 1998 at Niraviya area.

The two accused who were found guilty over three charges indicted by Attorney General over the case had been sentenced 10 year imprisonment per a charge filed against them .

The Accused were also ordered to pay a compensation of Rs.50,000 each to the victimised female and also ordered to pay a fine of Rs.4000 each by the High Court Judge.

As the second accused was not present at court yesterday during the verdict ,Anuradhapura High Court Judge had ordered the Police to arrest him and produce before the court.The case was heard ex parte.

Navy Have Recovered Seven Parcels Of Kerala Cannabis While Floating In The Sea

Sri Lanka Navy have recovered seven

parcels containing 284 Kilo Grammes of Kerala Cannabis floating in the Mulankawil sea coast area at Mannar it has been reported.

The stock of Kerala Cannabis had been later handed over to the Mulankawil Police by the Navy.

Authorities believes that the Kerala Cannabis parcels may have been thrown in to the sea by Drug Smugglers engaging in Drug Smuggling activities via sea route.

No.one was arrested in this regard.

FROM BUDDHISM

A Father And Daughter Injured As A Result Of A Wild Elephant Attack

A 52 year old father and his 27 year old

daughter have injured and hospitalized as a result of a Wild Elephant attack ,While travelling in a Three Wheeler to Embilipitiya at Manikdeniya in Welikanda this morning (08).

The injured father and daughter were admitted to the Welikanda Hospital for treatment.

The father ,Daughter and 15 year old son were travelling in a Three Wheeler when a Wild Elephant attacked them and the son had escaped by running away out of three wheeler it has been revealed. The Three Wheeler had been damaged severely as a result of the attack and it had taken around half and hour for residents to take out the female who had stucked in side the Three Wheeler out of the vehicle according to reports.

A Businessman Was Arrested With 31 Gold Biscuits In Possession

Airport Customs officers have arrested

a 37 year old Sri Lankan Businessman who had attempted to smuggle 31 Gold Biscuits weighing 3.200 Kilo Grammes illegally to the country at Katunayake, Bandaranaike International Airport this morning (08).

The suspect who is a resident of Hatton Area had been arrested on his arrival at Katunayake Airport From Chennai, India .

The Gold Biscuits were hidden inside the shoes and underwear of the suspect it has been revealed.The estimated Value of the stock of Gold Biscuits taken in to custody in possession of the suspect is around Rs.20.8 million .

Airport Customs are conducting an investigations over the incident.

A Fire Had Destroyed A Large Acres Of Land At Morethota Reserve

A Sudden fire erupted at Morethota

reserve in Hali-Ela,Badulla yesterday (07)had destroyed around 50 acres of land belonging to the reserve it has been reported.

The spreading of the fire at the reserve had been contained and Hali'Ela Police believes that the fire may have caused due to the setting of fire to the forest by a group of persons or a person for the purpose of hunting Animals .