Twenty Four Persons Remanded Over Violent Protests in Hambanthota ,Released On Bail

Twenty Four people arrested and remanded over a violent protests

held  in Hambanthota district on 06th of January were released on bail  by the  Hambanthota magistrate court today(27).

The suspects were released on personal bails of RS.500,000 each after being produced before the Hambanthota Magistrate Court .

They were arrested over violent protests held in Hambanthota during the opening ceremony of China funded southern development project .

President Instructed Authorities To Raid Trade Stores Selling Rice Beyond Controlled Price

President Maithripala Sirisena has today (27) instructed the relevant

authorities to raid trade stores island wide  selling rice  above the maximum retail price fixed for three varieties of rice .

The Consumer Affairs Authority has re issued a gazette notification directing maximum retail.price for three varieties of rice.The public is advised to call 1977 to complaint on errant traders selling rice above the controlled prices.

Minister Of Prisons Has Stated Police Should Take Responsibilty For The Prison Bus Shooting Incident

Minister of Prisons and rehabilitation

d.m swaminadan has today  stated that police should take responsibility for the prison bus shooting incident this morning(27) as they have refused  to provide the requisite security to the prison bus by citing Police have lack of manpower to do that.

It has been revealed two unidentified groups involved in the shooting which killed seven persons in the prison bus including five underworld criminals and two prison officers

One group arrived in a Cab blocked the way of a prison bus carrying underworld criminals and another group ambushed  and shot at the Prison Bus according to the sources.

Four persons including a prison officer were injured and admitted to the Nagoda Hospital in Kaluthara and one who critically  injured transferred to the Colombo National Hospital for further treatment.

It has been revealed that the assassin's had wore uniforms similar to the Police Uniforms.

Meanwhile the Department Of Prisons  has appointed a special committee to investigate on the prison bus shooting incident.
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Ten Treasure Hunters Arrested In Monaragala

Police have arrested 10 persons who

Were involved in an excavation

 work in search of a  treasure in demodaraketiya  reserve in Monaragala last night(26).

The suspects who are residents of ambalanthota,sevenagala,Maligakanda,lunugamwehera and thissamaharamaya areas are due to be produced before the Monaragala Magistrate Court today(27).

A Massive Gun Shooting Killed Seven Persons Including Underworld Criminals And A Prison Official In Kaluthara

Six persons including five prisoners and a prison official attached to the

 Jawatte Prison in Northern Kaluthara were killed and four others injured and hospitalized due to a massive shooting taken a place in a Prison Bus this morning (27).

The Injured were admitted to the Nagoda Hospital for treatment and one of the injured are reported as in critical condition .

A group of persons arrived in a Cab blocked a Prison Bus  which was on the way to Kaduwela Magistrate Court from Jawatte Prison carrying an underworld suspects of criminal cases including an underworld gang leader aruna udaya shantha pathirana nick named as "Samayan",and shot at those in the Bus in ethanagoda(Kalutara)area .

The attackers fled in the same vehicle after the shooting it has been revealed.

Due to the shooting "Samayan "too was killed according to Police.

Police department has deployed police teams  to arrest the suspects related to the shooting.