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Arrested news website editor, remanded (Update)

Published

2 months ago

March 6, 2024

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Editor of the Ravana Lanka News website – Mr. G.P. Nissanka, who was arrested by the CID last night, has been remanded.

Fort Magistrate – Thilina Gamage today (March 06) ordered to remand him until March 20.

The CID informed requested the Magistrate to remand Mr. Nissanka as further investigations against the suspect are underway.

The Magistrate issued the order while informing the CID to brief the court of the investigation’s progress.

(Previous News on 6^th March 2024 at 11:28am)

CID arrests a web editor!

A group of officers from the Criminal Investigation Department’s Computer Crime Division has arrested Mr. G.P. Nissanka, the editor of Ravana Lanka News website.

He was arrested at around 10.45pm last night (March 05) at his home in Pallebedda, Godakawela.

According to the CID officers who had arrested him, an article critical of the Army Commander had posed a threat to national security, leading to Mr. Nissanka’s arrest.

They had informed Mr. Nissanka’s father and his teenage son that Mr. Nissanka would be produced before courts today.

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Seeduwa UC Ex-Chairman busted with Heroin

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29 mins ago

May 2, 2024

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Lalith Rohan, the former chairman of the Seeduwa Urban Council, has been apprehended in connection with a heroin-related incident.

According to the police, the suspect was taken into custody this morning while allegedly attempting to distribute heroin to another individual along a road in the Badalgama area.

The quantity of heroin discovered in his possession amounted to 16 grams.

This arrest was part of a coordinated operation based on intelligence received from a previously detained suspect who had been found with 10 grams of heroin earlier.

Notably, Lalith Rohan is affiliated with the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.

(News 1st)

(This story, originally published by News 1st has not been edited by SLM staff)

BIZ

Onmax DT ordered to submit plans to refund depositors

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2 hours ago

May 2, 2024

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Colombo Chief Magistrate Thilina Gamage today (May 02) ordered directors of the company – Onmax DT to submit a programme to refund the aggrieved depositors of the Onmax DT pyramid investment scheme.

The 04 company directors previously released on bail also appeared in court today.

The magistrate made the order after considering facts presented in court.

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University non-academic staff to launch indefinite strike

Published

3 hours ago

May 2, 2024

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Non-academic staff members of all state universities have also commenced an indefinite strike from noon today (May 02).

Secretary of the non-academic staffers’ union said the authorities have failed to heed their demands despite being briefed about their issues on multiple occasions.

Meanwhile, the Joint Committee of Government Executive Officers launched a two-day token strike on Thursday (02) by reporting sick.