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“Ganemulla Sanjeewa” murder : 3 more arrested

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4 months ago

February 23, 2025

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The Colombo Crime Division (CCD) has arrested three additional suspects for aiding and abetting the assassination of notorious underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, alias “Ganemulla Sanjeewa.”

With these arrests, the total number of individuals taken into custody in connection with the murder has risen to eight.

The police also state that the three suspects arrested yesterday (23) are residents of Gampaha and Udugampola.

Accordingly, Damidu Lakshan (22), a resident of Malwatte Road, Gampaha, has been arrested for possessing the firearm used in the murder and providing it to the shooter the day before the crime.

Furthermore, Damith Anjana Nayanajith (25) and Chamod Gimhan (19), a resident of Asgiriyalpotha, Udugampola, have also been arrested for aiding and abetting the crime by transporting the shooter and another suspect in a three-wheeler after the crime.

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Nishantha Wickremesinghe remanded (Update)

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11 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.

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

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14 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.