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Uddhika was shot at by MSD officers?

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2 years ago

October 19, 2023

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Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate Nalaka Sanjeewa Jayasuriya ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday (18) to send the pistols of the two police officers deployed to provide security to MP Uddika Premaratne to the Government Analyst to ascertain whether they fired shots at the MP.

The Chief Magistrate issued this order taking into consideration a further report submitted by the CID.

Submitting the report to the Court, the CID said that a comprehensive investigation has been launched regarding this shooting incident. The CID informed the Court that no suspect has yet been identified as being involved in the shooting incident.

The CID told the Court that it is necessary to send the two pistols issued to the two Police officers assigned to protect the MP for the investigation regarding this incident to the Government Analyst and to call for a report.

Accordingly, the CID requested that the relevant side arms (the two pistols) be sent to the Government Analyst to carry out an investigation and issue an order for the relevant investigation report to be submitted in court.

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2 injured in Kotahena shooting

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1 hour ago

May 16, 2025

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A man and a woman have been injured in a shooting incident in the Kotahena area this evening (May 16), police said.

Both victims were hospitalised for treatment.

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Arrest warrant issued against Mahindananda

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1 hour ago

May 16, 2025

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An arrest warrant has been issued against former Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage over the ongoing investigation into the importation of Chinese fertilizer.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court issued the warrant on a request by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), after Aluthgamage failed to appear before the Commission as summoned on May 14.

Earlier, on May 14, a motion seeking anticipatory bail on behalf of his counsel was filed with the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, requesting that the matter be taken up on May 16. The Magistrate ordered that the motion be heard on May 19.