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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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Forests on state lands to be designated as reserves

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The Ministry of Environment has decided to designate several forests located on state owned lands as official forest reserves.

Deputy Minister – Anton Jayakody has stated that such forests, each spanning 05 hectares or more, have been identified in every district.

Special priority will be given to designating forest reserves on mountain peaks.

In the first phase, 20 forests in districts including Monaragala and Ampara have been selected under the new program named ‘Vanaspathi’,  he said.

He further said the initiative aims to protect these forest areas and expand the country’s forest cover.

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No cases filed against 22 banned pyramid schemes – CBSL

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Although the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has banned 22 institutions operating illegal pyramid schemes, no legal action has been taken against any of them so far, according to reports.

This was disclosed during a workshop held at the CBSL yesterday (July 08) on the dangers of pyramid schemes.

According to CBSL officials, after initial investigations, the files were handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further inquiry.

The CID’s Financial Crimes Unit has reportedly completed its investigations and submitted findings to the Attorney General’s Department, which is responsible for filing cases.

However, it was noted that not a single case has been filed to date.

The CBSL states that investigations will be continued against companies engaged in these illegal practices and hopes at least one or two such cases would be filed by the end of this year or early next year (2026).

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NPP’s Nishantha Jayaweera sworn in as MP

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U. D. Nishantha Jayaweera was sworn in as a National People’s Power (NPP) National List Member of Parliament before the Speaker of the House – Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, today (July 09).

He fills the Parliamentary seat left vacant following the resignation of Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma last month.

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