Constable who joined police after altering exam results granted bail!

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3 years ago

December 15, 2022

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A police constable who joined the police service by submitting a forged educational certificate was arrested by the Colombo Fraud Investigation Bureau on December 13.

The police constable attached to the Chavakachcheri Police has been arrested and released on bail after being produced in the Mt.Lavinia Magistrate’s Court.

This officer had joined the police service in 2020.

The Fraud Investigation Bureau said that he had failed GCE O/L mathematics but had joined the police by forging the O/L certificate.

He had appeared for GCE O/L examination in 2012.

By the time it was discovered that his certificates were fake, he was working at the Valaichchenai Police.

It was reported that he had not reported to duty since last June when the education certificate was found to be fake.

Therefore, an order to relieve the post was issued against him on June 23.

Nishantha Wickremesinghe remanded (Update)

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7 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Nishantha Wickremesinghe has been remanded until July 01.

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(Previous News : June 27, 2025 4.41pm)

2 ex-heads of govt. institutions, arrested

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested two former Chairmen on corruption charges.

Former Chairman of the Fisheries Corporation – Upali Liyanage and former SriLankan Airlines Chairman – Nishantha Wickremesinghe have been arrested in this manner.

However, Liyanage, who was produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayathunga, was released on three sureties amounting to Rs. 5 million.

Body of undergrad who went missing at Port City beach, found (Update)

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10 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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The body of the undergraduate who had gone missing at the Port City beach, has been found.

The body was found during a search by divers.

(Previous News on 27th June 2025 at 10.06 am)

Undergrad goes missing at Port City beach while snorkeling

A 24-year-old university student from Asgiriya, Gampaha, has gone missing yesterday morning (June 26) while swimming in the sea off the Colombo Port City beach.

According to the police, the student, a resident of Gampaha, was part of a group of students from the Universities of Colombo and Moratuwa who had visited the artificial beach and engaged in snorkelling.

The student failed to resurface, prompting a complaint to the Colombo Port Police.

Lifeguards later recovered the snorkeling gear believed to be belonging to the missing student.

A joint search operation involving Navy divers from the Colombo Port and Rangala Navy Division is currently underway. Further investigations are underway by the Colombo Port Police.