Attorney General Presidents Counsel Dappula De Livera has yesterday (02) ordered the Acting Inspector General Of Police (IGP) Chandana Wikramaratne to arrest the Chairman of the Avant-Guarde company Nissanka Senadhipathi and seven other suspects in connection with the magisterial inquiry of maintaining a floating armory by the Avant-Guarde and produced before the Galle Magistrate Court. Attorney General had ordered the arrest of Avant-Guarde chairman and seven others following the Criminal Investigations Department's (CID) information saying two suspects of the case including Avant-Guarde Chairman Senadhipathi had left the country before the dismissal of five fundamental rights petitions submitted to the Supreme court seeking an order to prevent them being arrested .
Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Officials have today (03) arrested 09 Sri Lankans who had attempted to smuggle unfinished Gold Chains weighing around 04 Kilo Grammes hidden in their luggage illegally at the Arrival Lounge of Katunayake,Bandaranaike International Airport .
The suspects who had arrived in from Thailand from Thai Airways flight are residents of Nittambuwa,Gampha,Kirindiwela ,Mount Lavinia and Yakkala areas believes to be brought the stock of Gold chains from Thailand in view of selling it to the Gold Businessmen here it has been revealed .
The stock of Gold chains taken into custody in possession of the suspects are estimated as worth around Rs.20.8 million and the stock along with the suspects had been handed over to the Airport Customs for further investigations .
The world famous Historical Esala Procession (Perahara) is due to be held from 05th to 14th of August under the special security provided by around 7000 police personal according to the Organizers.
The planting of "a traditional "Kap " prior to the procession has been held in an auspicious time fell last morning (02) at four devala's Vishnu,Natha,Kataragama and Paththini with the presence of all Basnayaka Nilame's representing four devala's .
The Esala Procession which has been named as very attractive traditional event by the International Media will begin it's street procession on Monday night and the final round of the procession known as "Randoli" will be held on 14th of August .
The ever respected Tusker "Raja" is due to carry the sacred Tooth Relic of the Lord Buddha in the procession .
Veteran Popular Actress Sabeetha Perera had given a statement for nearly two and half hours before the Police Unit of Special Presidential Commission probing Fraud and Corruption of Sate Institutions last Thursday (01) over the charges on financial irregularities occurred when handing over her Private Building at Battaramulla to the Ministry Of Agriculture on rental basis . Earlier she had requested the Commission to give another date for her to give an evidence and as a result the Commission had informed her to come on Monday .However the Veteran Actress who had signed the contract with Ministry Of Agriculture when handing over her building to the Ministry for a monthly rental of Rs.21 Million ,had appeared before the Police unit of the Presidential Commission Last Thursday evening and gave evidence.
