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Plot to get Harak Kata freed; two phones found

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Two mobile phones used by the suspects who tried to get drug trafficker and organized criminal Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratne alias Harak Kata freed from Criminal Investigation Department (CID) custody was found burnt in a garbage dump outside a hotel on Shramadana Mawatha in Kadawatha today (19), the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) said.

The two suspects are a constable and a driver who drove the vehicle in the failed plot.

On September 10, the Constable tried to drug the CID investigating officers by offering them anesthetic infused milk toffee as part of the failed plot to get Harak Kata released. Police said that it has been 20 days since the constable had gone into hiding.

On the advice of CCD Director ASP Neville De Silva, who conducted investigations in this regard, a team including Unit 1 Inspector S.P.D. G. Nishantha led by Chief Inspector Anselm De Silva, arrested the driver at the Sea Road in Weligama on the 10th.

The arrested suspect, Dinesh Tharanga, a resident of Ibbawala in Weligama, and another suspect were detained at the CCD. During questioning, the suspect said that the two phones were thrown in a garbage dump near a hotel on Shramadana Mawatha on the road leading to Kadawatha Expressway and set it on fire. 

A senior police officer said that a special police team found the two half-burnt phones during a search operation.

He said that since only a small part of the mobile phones were burnt, the phones could be used for further investigations.

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Inspector General of Police in charge of Western Province Deshbandu Tennakoon and under the instructions of CCD Director ASP Neville De Silva and Chief Inspector Anselm De Silva, a team including Unit 1 Inspector S.P.D. G. Nishantha, Inspector Mahesh, Sub Inspector Mahesh, Constables 90311 Sanjeeva, 100332 Wijekoon, 104013 Kumara, 104006 Weerasinghe and 11509 Chaturanga are conducting investigations.

(Lankadeepa)

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SLAF helicopter crashes into Maduru Oya during training session

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A Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has reportedly crashed today (May 09) into the Maduru Oya Reservoir.

The incident occurred during a training exercise held as part of the Sri Lanka Army Special Forces passing-out ceremony in Maduru Oya.

The aircraft was carrying ten Special Forces soldiers and two pilots at the time of the incident.

All personnel reportedly escaped without fatal injuries. Several have been hospitalised for treatment.

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American Cardinal elected as new Pope: Pope Leo XIV

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Following a 02-day papal conclave, American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the new Pope yesterday (May 08) evening, Vatican time.

At 69, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the 267th Pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV.

He becomes the first American to ascend to the papacy in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV now assumes spiritual leadership of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

The election follows the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at the age of 88 at his residence in Casa Santa Marta, Vatican City, a day after participating in Easter Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica.

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Heavy rains expected in the afternoon

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The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island after 1.00 p.m. today (May 09).

Showers may occur in Western province and in Puttalam, Galle and Matara districts in the morning too.

Fairly heavy rains above 50 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Northern and North-central provinces.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces and in Ampara and Polonnaruwa districts during the morning.

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