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Dubai Sudda arrested and released on bail

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Nishantha Priyadarshana alias “Dubai Sudda” was arrested by the investigation unit of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) yesterday (28) for allegedly sending Sri Lankans abroad for work without authorization.

The SLBFE said the suspect was arrested since he has committed a crime under the 37th Clause of the SLBFE Act.

He had attended a protest held outside the SLBFE yesterday. A group of persons who had allegedly travelled to Russia for employment through a foreign employment agency in the Nugegoda area, and were defrauded by the said agency, staged the protest outside the SLBFE premises yesterday.

Investigative teams said Priyadarshana has sent workers to several countries for work without proper authorization. After being brought before the Kaduwela Magistrate, he was released on two sureties of Rs.200,000 each.

At a time when there was a discussion about human trafficking in Oman, Dubai Sudda had returned to Sri Lanka saying that he wanted to stand up against the injustice done to the women who had been sent to Oman.

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Man sentenced to 60 years for abusing brother’s preschool daughter

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The Colombo High Court Judge, R.S.S Sapuwidana sentenced a 68 year old man to 60 years of rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of sexually abusing his own brother’s preschool daughter over a period of more than two months.

The High Court Judge imposed an additional fine of Rs. 30,000 on the accused and also ordered him to pay Rs. 1 million in compensation to the victim.

The judge emphasised the inhumanity and cruelty of the crime, saying, “This is not merely an offense against a child but an act that shocks the conscience of humanity.”

Evidence revealed that the child, too young to fully understand what was happening, had once told her mother, “Amma, don’t let that ‘holman bappa’ come to our house again,” a statement later confirmed through witness testimony.

The prosecution revealed that the accused had entered the child’s home and also lured the child to his own residence during times when no one was present and committed the offense. Thereafter, he had threatened the child, warning her not to disclose the incident to anyone and that if she did, it would happen again. As a result of this intimidation, the child had been subjected to repeated abuse over a period of time.

Considering all the evidence, the High Court Judge held that the prosecution had proved the case beyond reasonable doubts.

(dailymirror.lk)

(This story, originally published by dailymirror.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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2 ex-heads of govt. institutions, arrested

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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.

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Derailment disrupts train operations on upcountry line

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Train operations on the upcountry railway line have been disrupted after a train derailed at the Rambukkana railway station today (June 27).

The derailed train was travelling from Colombo to Rambukkana.

Accordingly, train services along the upcountry Line have been suspended, and alternative transportation arrangements are being made.

Meanwhile,  efforts to re-rail the derailed train are underway.

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