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Thursday, October 11, 2018

Police have today (11)arrested a 56 year

old Pakistani National who has stayed in Sri Lanka around 15 years illegally without valid visas at a Hotel in Colpetty area(Colombo)
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All these years the suspect had earned income through working in Night clubs of Colombo as a Casino broker it has been revealed.

The suspect is due to be produced before the court .

Supreme Court Had Rejected The Bail Application Of Former MP Duminda De Silva And Three Others Who Are In Death Row

Five member Judge Panel of the

Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Priyasad Depp had today (11)rejected the Bail Application submitted by former MP Duminda De Silva and three others who are in the death row over the killing of former MP attached to United National Freedom Party Alliance (UPFA) Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra ,by requesting to exonerating them from all the charges and release .

The five Member Judge Panel had heard the Bail Application for nearly five months before delivering the verdict .However the Judge Panel had accepted the Bail Application of one of the security guards of former MP Duminda De Silva attached to Police Anura Thushara De Mel and released him after exonerate him from all the charges.

Five Persons including former MP Duminda De Silva had been sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court In 2015 over the killing of former MP Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra on 08th of October 2011 at Mulleriyawa area after hearing the case for several years . .

Huge Fire Erupted In A "Cool Planet"Cloth Shop In Battaramulla Had Been Doused

Fire brigades belonging to the Colombo Municipal Council ,Kotte Municipal Council and Dehiwala -Mount Lavinia Urban Council with the assistance of Air force ,/Army , Police officers and residents have doused a huge fire erupted in a Cloths store of "Cool Planet" Cloth Shop at Palawatte ,Battaramulla this morning (11)after struggling for six hours.

The Entire Building of the Cloth Shop has destroyed completely with Cloths and other gift items,Books etc in the shop due to the fire .However no casualties have been reported due to the incident it has been revealed.

The sudden fire had been erupted in the Cloths Store around 11 a.m this morning and two fire trucks each belongs to the Colombo Municipal and Kotte Municipal Councils and a fire Truck belongs to Dehiwala -Mount LavinIa urban council and two fire trucks belongs to Airforce had been involved in dousing the fire .

Airforce has used it's Bell-212 Helocopter to put water taken from Diyawanna oya to douse the fire according to reports.

Due to the fire Borella-KOttawa road (174 bus route ) had been completely closed for traffic this noon as a safety messure and the power supply to the area too was disconnected .

When the fire brigades prevent the spreading of the fire further in the front area of the cloth shop building the fire began from rare side of the building again it has been reported.The fire had spread towards a near by Tyre shop also.

The fire had been doused completely around 5 p.m this evening. .

The estimated value of the damage occurred as a result of the fire has not yet been revealed.