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Abducted businessman found

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1 year ago

March 11, 2024

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A textiles businessman from the Horana area, who was abducted over the sale of a gemstone, has been found.

The businessman’s captors had urged his wife for an extortion of Rs. 3.5 million in exchange for his release.

However, the timely and smooth intervention of police had managed not only to find the captured businessman but also to nab his captors.

The businessman had apparently sold a gemstone for Rs. 01 million to a buyer through a broker in Maharagama. The deal had been finalised at a roadside in the Piliyandala area. However, a few days later, the buyer had informed the broker that the stone was fake.

The broker had arrived at the businessman’s home late one night with 03 others and urged the businessman to get into the vehicle to talk. He was then abducted and taken to a deserted area in Divulapitiya where he was held for a few days while the men had phoned his wife and threatened the businessman’s wife to give them money.

The wife had lodged a complaint with the Moragahahena police and worked with them, enabling the police to nab the captors in the Millewatta area, who were on their way to collect the extortion money.

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Batalanda commission report handed over to the AG

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4 hours ago

April 29, 2025

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The “Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Places of Unlawful Detention and Torture Chambers at the Batalanda Housing Scheme” which was recently tabled in Parliament, has been handed over to the Attorney General by the Presidential Secretariat following a directive from President Anura Kumara Disanayake.

The report, originally compiled over 25 years ago, was tabled in Parliament recently. The Government has taken a decision to take necessary action and as a result, actions have been initiated to hand over the report to the Attorney General’s Department today (29).

(President’s Media Division)

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Ex-SLTB Vice Chairman granted bail

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4 hours ago

April 29, 2025

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The former Vice Chairman of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), L.A. Wimalaratne, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) earlier today (April 29), has been released on bail.

He was arrested in connection with an investigation into a house in Kataragama, allegedly linked to the family of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

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Franchise agreements of Colombo Strikers & Jaffna Kings terminated

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4 hours ago

April 29, 2025

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in collaboration with the event rights holder of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) – the IPG Group, has officially announced that the franchise partnerships of the ‘Colombo Strikers’ and ‘Jaffna Kings’ have been terminated.

According to a statement issued today (April 28), the terminations were made due to the respective franchises’ failure to fulfill contractual obligations outlined in their agreements with the IPG Group, which were established at the commencement of their participation in the league.

Accordingly, the forthcoming edition of the Lanka Premier League will feature franchises representing Colombo and Jaffna under new ownership, the statement notes.

As the event rights holder, the IPG Group retains the exclusive rights over the LPL franchise teams and, accordingly, is vested with the authority to transfer and/or assign the ownership rights of the said franchises to interested parties.

Sri Lanka Cricket and The IPG Group remain committed to upholding the integrity, standards, and success of the Lanka Premier League and look forward to an exciting upcoming season with renewed participation.