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Man arrested for demanding sexual bribes from young women

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1 year ago

December 21, 2022

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A man who conducted interviews via internet under the guise of operating a company that recruits flight attendants was arrested for attempting to solicit sexual bribes from young women.

The suspect, who is a meter reader of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board and a resident of Hanguranketha, was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The suspect was arrested during an investigation launched based on complaints received from two young women living in Matale and Kandy to Senior Superintendent of Police Lucky Randeniya, Director of the CID Computer Crime Investigation Division.

A team including Police Inspector Chathuri Dissanayake, Chief Inspector of the Computer Crime Investigation Division in Kandy, had seized four mobile phones, 13 SIM cards and a computer used by the suspect.

Nude photos of more than 20 young women were found on the computer.

The suspect has been operating a Facebook account for two years under the name ‘Ruwaththiyange Getalu’, pretending to be a woman, and connecting groups that provide advice on maintaining beauty, job opportunities and acting opportunities to young women.

Meanwhile, he had posted a Facebook post on recruiting flight attendants on the account using the name and number of a young woman.

Applications have been called from women through text messages and another number had been sent saying it was of the head of the institution.

Accordingly, the suspect had impersonated himself as the head of the institution.

The suspect has sent SMS to the applicants saying they have met the basic qualifications and then had asked them to send separate photographs of fingers, nails, legs, hair and face.

He has finally informed the applicants to send nude photos to his female officer to see if there are any scars on their body.

Accordingly, a large number of young women have sent nude photos to this number hoping to become flight attendants.

The suspect had then threatned the young women demaning sexual bribes.

He has been deceiving young women through this Facebook account for about two years.

Source: Aruna

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Police bust motorcycle assembly racket

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46 mins ago

April 26, 2024

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A group of officers from the Panadura Anti-Corruption Unit have succeeded in gathering information about a racket of assembling and selling motorcycles with imported motorcycle parts.

Police said 41 such motorcycles were seized while checking three motorcycle showrooms in Maspotha and Wariyapola in Kurunegala.

Police said 48CC and Mowad motorcycles were assembled in this manner and it’s valued at close to Rs.20 million.

During interrogation it was revealed that the racket was carried out by a businessman who imports motorcycle parts in Kurunegala.

Investigations revealed that the government lost a massive amount of tax revenue due to the racket.

The buyers said they are unable to register the motorcycles bought from the showrooms and extensive investigations are underway regarding the racket.

(News1st)

(This story, originally published by News1st has not been edited by SLM staff)

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5 including Ulapane Sumangala Thero, bailed

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1 hour ago

April 26, 2024

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Convenor of the Teacher – Principal Trade Union Alliance – Ven. Ulapane Sumangala Thero and 04 others have been granted bail under strict conditions by the Colombo Additional Magistrate today (April 26).

They were remanded for attempted disturbance against implementing a Court order.

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Expedite Xpress Pearl investigation – court

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1 hour ago

April 26, 2024

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Colombo Additional Magistrate – Keminda Perera yesterday (April 25) ordered the Criminal Investigation Department to complete the investigation regarding the Xpress Pearl incident and report the facts to the court immediately.

The magistrate also ordered that the audio tapes containing conversations between the stricken vessel and its local agent, to be submitted before the court.

However, the State Counsel who appeared on behalf of the CID when the case was taken up on Thursday (25), has sought a period of one month, in order to present facts in relation to the investigations.

The lawyers representing the captain of the destroyed ‘X-Press Pearl’ ship and the directors of the relevant local agent, who have been named as respondents of the case, noted that a trial with regard to the maritime calamity is already underway before the Colombo High Court.

They have also raised questions concerning the need for conducting further investigations into the same incident against this backdrop.

(Source : Aruna)