The Anti Corruption Unit of the Walana Police in Panadura(Western province) had arrested a retired Bank Officer whilst transporting around 45 Kilo Grammes of expensive "Agarwood" known as Wallapatta from his Motor car today (01) at the Junction near North Calido beach in Kalutara district .
Police had taken the motor car of the suspect into custody after the inspection according to the reports. .The suspected Bank officer is a resident of Beruwela area it has been revealed.
A Civil Defence Force officer was arrested by the Mahiyanganaya Police yesterday (30) over the shooting of a female tusker "Seetha" of Maharagama that participated the Annual Mahiyangana Raja maha Vihara procession .The 47 year old female tusker was chained in the temple premises by her mahout following the procession and mahout was inside the temple taking lunch at the time of the incident it has been revealed.
As some have pointed out that the Cicil defense force officer had fired shots towards the tusker thinking that the elephant is a,wild elephant ,Primary police investigations held regarding the incident had revealed that the officer was under the influence of liquor at the time of the incident.
As the female tusker had received gun shot injuries to hee chest and back she is being ccurrently undergoing treatment for the injuries according to sources.The Ministry of Wildlife had also commenced an investigatiion regarding the shooting ..
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Director General of Wildlife Chandana Suriyabandara, stated that an investigation has been launched in the ministry level regarding the shooting.
Treatment for gunshot wounds has already commenced.
The Mahiyanganaya police said a civil defense force officer has been arrested in connection with the
A seventeen year old student receiving treatment at Theldeniya Hospital(Kandy District( has,died after falling from the sixth floor of the hospital it has been reported .
The incident occured whilst the student were receiving treatment for a stroke according to reports.
PAn Airforce Personal was killed due to an explosion occurred at a Airforce shooting Camp in kandakuliya,area ,Kalpitiya (North western Procince) this evening (26) according to Kalpitiya Police.
The deceased was identified as a 28 year old Airforce personal attached to the Bomb disposal squad resided in Chilaw area.The incident occurred when the deceased attempting to inspect an explosives it has been revealed.The body of the deceased is lying at the Kalpitiya Hospital for the post mortem.
A 22 year old youth has drowned whilst bathing in a river at Halwatura,area in Bulathsinghala this evening (26).
The deceased youth was a resident of Horana area and had drowned whilst bathing in a river with few other youth it has been revealed.His body had sent to Ingiriya Base Hospital for the Post Mortem.
Ratnapura Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne had yesterday (25) sentenced the former retired Senior Deputy Inspector General Of Police (DIG) Lalith Wijesinghe a five year rigorous imprisonment and ordered to pay Rs.20,000 as the fine over influencing the OIC in Kahawatte Police to avoid arresting the murder suspect Podujana Peramuna MP Premalal Jayasekare alias "Choka malli" .
The Former retired Senior DIG was charged for influencing the Kahawatte OIC from carrying out his duties when he was the senior supirintendent of police in Ratnapura district.
