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36 weapons seized from Karandeniya military base over Middaramulla shooting

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The DIG Office of Galle said that 36 T56 firearms which were issued to soldiers who were on duty at the Military Intelligence Corps (MIC) Regimental Headquarters at Karandeniya were seized in connection with investigation into the shooting and killing of a man in Middaramulla, Ahungalla on April 14.

Enadu Tharindu Dhanushka Silva, a resident of Amaramoli Mawatha, Middaramulla in Ahungalla was shot at by two unknown persons who arrived on a motorcycle while the victim was riding a motorcycle with his sister’s two children.

The victim died after being admitted to the Balapitiya Hospital while the two children aged five and one and a half years, who were injured after they fell down from the motorcycle, were also admitted to the hospital.

Meanwhile, the police found the motorcycle suspected to have been used by the assailants on April 15 while it was abandoned near a cinnamon plantation near the MIC Regimental Headquarters.

During the investigation, the police dog entered the military camp and 36 T56 firearms issued to the soldiers on duty that day were taken into police custody.

A senior police officer said that the Balapitiya Magistrate’s Court will forward the firearms to the government analyst.

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Petition against secret ballot at Seethawaka PS, dismissed

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The Court of Appeal has dismissed without hearing, a petition filed by opposition members of the Seethawaka Pradeshiya Sabha.

The petition sought an interim injunction against Western Province Local Government Commissioner – Sarangika Jayasundara, urging to stop a secret ballot for electing the Chairman and Deputy Chairman.

The decision, delivered by a panel of judges comprising the Chairman of the Court of Appeal – Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya and Justice Priyantha Fernando.

Meanwhile, the similar petitions from the Mawathagama and Seethawaka Urban Councils were also rejected.

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Duminda granted bail under strict conditions

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Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake, who was arrested and remanded over the discovery of a gold-plated T-56 firearm at an apartment complex in Havelock Town, Colombo, has been granted bail under strict conditions.

Colombo Chief High Court Judge – Manjula Thilakaratne today (July 14) ordered his release on a cash bail of Rs.250,000 and 02 surety bonds of Rs.05 million each.

The court further directed that the 02 sureties must be Colombo residents and ordered that Dissanayake’s passport be handed over to the court, imposing a travel ban on him.

Although the counsel for the Attorney General strongly objected to bail being granted, the Chief High Court Judge ruled that, since it has not yet been established that the suspect was in possession of the firearm, the court decided to grant bail.  

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CEYPETCO halts recruitment amid workforce downsizing

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Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) Managing Director – Dr. Mayura Nettikumara says no new recruitments will be made, as modern technology has enabled the corporation to reduce its workforce.

He assured that existing employees need not fear about their job security, explaining that the current staff strength has been downsized from around 3,290 in 2012 to 2,031 under a new manpower structure.

Many employees are due to retire this year and next, and will not be replaced, he said.

“We have stopped many inefficient services, so there is no need for new people now,” Dr. Nettikumara has further said.

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