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Police arrest woman who claimed her life was under threat

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1 year ago

March 31, 2024

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Police have arrested a woman for making false claims that her life was under threat.

They made the arrest after a probe in response to her complaint to Central Province Senior Deputy Inspector General Lalith Pathinayake.

The probe led by SSP Anuruddha Bandaranayake and Crime Division OIC Tilak Samaranayke revealed that the 33-year-old woman had made several false claims to the police.

She had claimed that her father was an engineer and her mother was a teacher, but these claims were found to be false, and in addition, the address given was incorrect.

The woman was found to be a resident of Kekirawa, though she claimed she was from Hindagala, Peradeniya.

Though she claimed that she had received death threats from a person who wanted to extort money from her, it was revealed that she had deliberately sent messages to her phone from another phone and showed the police that she had received death threats.

The woman has, in the process, built close relationships with police officers.

Detectives said she was also wanted in connection with the investigations into the death of the former OIC of the Eheliyagoda Police, Suranjith Silva, who had reportedly shot himself in his quarters in October last year.

The officer had received the last telephone call from the woman.

The woman had taken part in the initial inquiry but later absconded from the investigations, thereby making it difficult for the police to conclude the investigations.

The woman was due to be produced before a magistrate yesterday.

(This story, originally published by sundaytimes.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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Consultant neurosurgeon further remanded

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12 minutes ago

July 8, 2025

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The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered to further remand Dr. Maheshi Wijeratne, a consultant neurosurgeon attached to the Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, until July 15.

Dr. Wijeratne was previously arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) and subsequently remanded.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali issued the order after considering the facts presented by officials from the CIABOC and legal representatives of the defense.

The court also ordered the release on bail of two other suspects who had been remanded over the same case.

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Johann Peries returns after conquering highest peaks of all continents

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19 minutes ago

July 8, 2025

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Sri Lankan mountaineer Johann Peries returned to the island this morning (08) after successfully summiting Mount Denali in Alaska, completing his remarkable journey to conquer the highest peaks on all seven continents.

Starting with Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa in 2014, Johann has now achieved the prestigious Seven Summits challenge — scaling the tallest mountain on each continent. His journey includes Mount Everest (Asia), Mount Elbrus (Europe), Aconcagua (South America), Mount Vinson (Antarctica), Mount Kosciuszko (Australia), and now, Mount Denali (North America).

Johann, a professional hairdresser and entrepreneur with salons in Colombo, London, and Australia, proudly planted the Sri Lankan flag atop each summit, earning international recognition and bringing pride to the nation.

Speaking at the Katunayake Airport, he announced plans to publish a book based on his mountaineering experiences and expressed hopes of promoting Sri Lanka as a premier destination for adventure tourism.

(dailynews.lk)

(Except for the headline, this story, originally published by dailynews.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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Presidential Secretariat declines to disclose names of PMD officials

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21 minutes ago

July 8, 2025

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The Presidential Secretariat has informed social activist Anuruddha Bandara that the names of officials attached to the President’s Media Division (PMD) cannot be disclosed.

Senior Assistant Secretary to the President G.P.H.M. Kumarasinghe has conveyed the decision in a written response to an appeal filed by Bandara, who had sought details regarding all designations at the Presidential Secretariat, along with the names of appointees, their salaries, allowances and other benefits.

The Presidential Secretariat invoked Section 5(1)(a) of the RTI Act. Section 5(1)(a) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act No. 12 of 2016 of Sri Lanka relates to the exemptions under which a public authority may refuse to disclose information.