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Injured man says police produced wrong suspects in court

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Angulana-South Fishermen’s Society Secretary Sanath Nandasiri made a serious accusation that the Angulana Police have produced wrong suspects in the court instead of the assailants who severed his legs and assaulted him.

Mr. Nandasiri is a resident of Wellabada at Angulana-South in Moratuwa and he faced this incident on December 28 while he was sleeping.

The gang severed his legs with Manna knives and beat him with iron rods.

Four suspects have been arrested and produced in the court.

However, the secretary alleged that the police have not arrested the assailants.

He also said the police had presented new swords and rods to the court instead of the Manna knives and iron clubs which were used to carry out the attack.

Previously, Mr.Nandasiri has made accusations on several occasions that fishing societies are being maltreated and the fishing nets due to the fishing community under the Saubhagya Programme had been piled up at the Divisional Secretariat premises without being released.

He also told the media that he has written to the authorities responsible including the President about the non-receipt of compensation to the fishermen from the Express Pearl vessel and the various irregularities committed by the Ministry of Fisheries.

An inquiry was to be held on the day after the attack regarding the irregularities that had taken place under the Saubhagya Programme as revealed by Mr.Nandasiri.

“A group of assailants caused serious injuries to my legs against this backdrop, and I am confined to the bed at home receiving treatment for about a month,” he said.

In the meantime, Mr. Nandasiri requested the Angulana Police, the Senior Superintendent of Police-Mount Lavinia and the Inspector General of Police to conduct a fair investigation and arrest the real suspects.

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2 drownings today

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Two drowning incidents have been reported today (May 13).

In one incident, one person had drowned while 03 others were reported missing while bathing in the sea off Wennappuwa today (May 13).

Police said four persons from Nuwara Eliya were reported missing while sea bathing and that one body was later recovered.

Search operations are continuing.

Meanwhile, two girls who had gone to bathe in the Palukadawala Tank in Galgamuwa, Kurunegala, have also drowned.

The girls, aged 12 and 17 had gone bathing while they were visiting a relative in the area.

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Police assure that belongings of Kotmale accident victims are safe

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Kotmale Police have stated that luggage, mobile phones and other belongings of the passengers on the bus that met with a tragic accident at Gerandi Ella are safe with them/

Kotmale Police OIC Chief Inspector Vajira Ratnayake stated that the villagers who assisted authorities at the time of the accident handed over the passengers’ belongings to the Police.

The OIC also stated that 35 mobile phones, luggage and other valuables have been kept safe at the police station and can be obtained after the identities of the claimants are verified.

Meanwhile, it is reported that the bus conductor’s ticket book and the money he had collected could not be found.

The OIC had also stated that the exact number of passengers on the bus could not be ascertained due to the death of the driver and the fact that the conductor was receiving treatment in hospital.

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PSL 2025 to resume on May 17

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PSL 2025 will resume on May 17, with the final on May 25. The announcement confirms the league will end a week after it was originally scheduled to conclude.

The four remaining group games will take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Ground, with the playoffs and final in Lahore. Aside from one afternoon game in Rawalpindi – between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators on 18 May, all fixtures take place at night, with evening games starting at 7:30pm local time.

“HBL PSL X picks up from where it left off,” he wrote in the post,” PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi announced on X (formerly Twitter). “6 teams, 0 fear. Get ready for 8 thrilling matches starting 17th May, leading up to the Grand Final on 25th May. Best of luck to all the teams!”

The league, which was postponed due to increasing cross-border tensions with India, has eight games left.

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