A Book. Shop In Wattala Had Been Destroyed Due To A Fire

A book shop at Nayakkanda in Wattala

,Colombo  had been completely destroyed due to a sudden fire erupted there in the wee hours of this morning (29).

Two fire trucks attached to Colombo Fire Services Department with twelve fire fighters had doused the fire which caused due to an  Electricity leak it has been reported. 

A Lorry Driver And Assistant Were Killed Due To A Road Accident

A Lorry driver and his assistant had

been killed after the Lorry they were travelling in colliding with a small Lorry at Galketiya area in Kalawana -Mathugama  road last Friday (27)night .

The critically injured Lorry driver and his assistant had succumbed to their injuries after being admitted to the Kalawana  Base  Hospital .

The identity of the Lorry assistant has not yet been revealed .

Two Suspects Arrested Over issuing Confiscatted Gold Illegally Remanded Until 08th

Former  Director General of Customs

Jagath Premalal Jayaweera and Additional Director Of Customs Tharaka Semerviratna   who had been arrested by the Police Crimes Investigations Division  (FCID)yesterday  (27)were rremanded until 08th of October by the Nugegoda and Badulla Magistrate courts .

As both suspects are being treated at Jayawardanapura And Badulla General Hospitals respectively, The  magistrates of Nugegoda and Badulla Magistrate Courts had visited them at the hospitals today (28)and ordered them to be Remanded.

Both the suspects had been arrested by FCID officials yesterday  (27)over issuing  08 Kilo Grammes of confiscated Gold to build a Samadhi Buddha Statue to be placed in Sandagiri Saya in Anuradhapura during previous regime .

However no action has been taken against  the superiors who have ordered the suspects to issue the confiscated Gold belonging  to customs .

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Chief Security Officer Of Avant-Guarde Marine Protection Unit Arrested Upon His Arrival

Criminal Investigations Department 

(CID )had yesterday  (27)arrested the Chief security officer of the Avant-Guarde Marine Protection Unit retired Navy Commadore  Vishwajith Nandana Diyabalanage on his return to Sri Lanka from Singapore last at the Katunayake Airport.

The suspect was arrested over avoiding court  regarding the Avant-Guarde floating armoury issue.

Although the Galle Magistrate Court
Had imposed  a travel ban on the suspect he had somehow managed to leave Singapore it has been revealed.

Seven Bodies Of Female Elephants Recovered At A Habarana Reserve

Wild Life officers have recovered

seven bodies of female Wild Elephants who had died mysteriously yesterday (27)and today (28)at Thunbikulama reserve in Hiriwadunna ,Habarana.

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Accordingly four bodies of Elephants had been recovered yesterday and three today it has been revealed.

These bodies of female Elephants had been recovered during a joint search mission carried out by the Wild Life officers attached to Sigiriya Wild Life office, Habarana Police ,Army personal and residents of the area .

A four year old Baby Elephant Calf had found whilst staying close to the body of one of the female Elephants recovered today  .The calf who didn't realise that his mother is dead stayed with her and not allowed anyone to come near the body it has been reported .

However as there's a need to comduct a post mortem regarding the Elephants body ,Wild Life officers had tranquillized the baby Elephant calf and released him to another area according to reports.

Search mission is currently underway to check whether there are more bodies of Elephants in the reserve .A large number  of Locals and foreigners had arrived in the reserve  to view the bodies of the Elephants .