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Man who stole Magistrate’s car arrested

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The suspect who stole the official vehicle of Kuliyapitiya Magistrate and Additional District Judge Amila Sampath Ariyasena, has been arrested.

Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said that the suspect was arrested in Oliyamulla, Wattala.

The stolen vehicle has also been taken into police custody.

During the search of the suspect’s house at the Mount Clifford Residencies in Homagama, two fake pistols, four pointed knives, a bottle containing poisonous liquid and a bag containing chili powder were found.

The suspect has been arrested following a lengthy investigation based on the suspect’s call made to the Magistrate asking for Rs.500,000 to release the car.

Gamage Nilantha, the Chief Inspector of Mount Lavinia Criminal Investigation Division, has contacted the suspect impersonating as a brother of the Magistrate and has told him that the Magistrate has been hospitalized due to a sudden illness.

The CI has told the suspect to contact him if any financial transaction was necessary. After carefully gaining his trust and making him visit Wattala, the suspect was arrested by the police.

The arrested suspect is a 27-year-old resident of Wattala.

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Power supply restored in 80% of affected areas – CEB

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The power supply in 80% of the affected areas has been restored, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) reported.

Efforts to restore power in all remaining areas are also currently underway, CEB Media Spokesman Engineer Noel Priyantha said.

Earlier this evening (09 Dec.), major power outages were reported across the island due to a breakdown in the transmission line from Kotmale to Biyagama.

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6 dead, 10 injured as fire breaks out at candle factory

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At least six people died and 10 sustained injuries after a fire broke out at a sparkling candle manufacturing unit in the Pimpri Chinchwad area of Pune district on Friday, an official said.

The fire brigade received a call about the blaze at the factory located at Talawade around 2.45 pm, said Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal commissioner Shekhar Singh. The factory manufactured sparkling candles which are generally used for birthday celebrations, he said.

“The fire has been doused. The cause is yet to be ascertained,” Singh added.

The owner of a nearby unit alerted the fire brigade to the incident, after which a team rushed to the site, doused the blaze and sent the injured to the hospital, an official from the Pimpri Chinchwad civic body’s disaster management cell said.

The six bodies have been charred beyond recognition, while the injuries sustained by 10 persons, comprising nine women and a male who is the owner of the ill-fated unit, are serious, he said.

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar expressed grief at the incident and assured a inquiry.

Source – Times of India

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Youth abducted in Matara and shot

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A youth, abducted from Matara by a group claiming to be police officers was shot and left behind with injuries in Habaraduwa last night (8), Police said.

The persons had arrived in a car and taken him claiming he was wanted for an investigation.

He had been shot on the leg and injured.

He is currently receiving treatment at hospital.

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