Constable went missing during raid found dead

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2 years ago

September 15, 2023

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A Police Constable who went missing while taking part in an illicit liquor raid was found dead from a lake in Malayalapuram, Kilinochchi, police said today.

The victim was a constable attached to the anti-corruption division in Kilinochchi.

Several officers including the victim had taken part in an illicit liquor raid near a canal in Puduaiyankulam yesterday (14).

During the raid, the suspects had jumped into the canal and swam away from the police. The constable and the other officers had followed the suspects.

The constable had become separated from his fellow officers during the raid and a search was subsequently launched to trace him.

2 injured in Kotahena shooting

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8 hours 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.

Arrest warrant issued against Mahindananda

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8 hours 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.