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Police seal PUCSL Chairman’s office

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1 year ago

February 16, 2023

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The office of the Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) – Janaka Ratnayake, has been sealed off by the Kollupitiya Police, based on a court order issued by the Colombo Fort Magistrate.

According to reports, Kollupitiya Police has received a complaint alleging that a group of people from the Kollupitiya area were preparing to come and destroy important documents within the office in question.

Accordingly, the relevant office has been sealed off according to a court order obtained by the Kollupitiya Police after reporting the facts to the Fort Magistrate’s Court.

PUCSL chairman Janaka Ratnayake is currently overseas and it is said that the office will only be re-opened after his return to Sri Lanka.

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Injunction against Wijedasa and Sarathie

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2 hours ago

April 24, 2024

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The Colombo District Court today (April 24) issued an injunction order preventing the appointment of Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe as the Acting Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).
The court has also issued an injunction order preventing MP Sarathie Dushmantha Mithrapala from functioning as the General Secretary of SLFP.

Colombo District Judge Sandun Withana issued these orders after considering a complaint filed against the respective appointments.

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Fox Hill crash : Arrested drivers bailed

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2 hours ago

April 24, 2024

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The two drivers of the race cars involved in the fatal crash during the ‘Fox Hill Super Cross 2024’ motorsport racing championship at Diyatalawa, have been granted bail by the Bandarawela Magistrate’s Court.

The two drivers were arrested while undergoing treatment in hospital on April 22 and were subsequently ordered to be held in remand custody by the Bandarawela Magistrate on the same day.

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Damitha Abeyratne & husband granted bail

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5 hours ago

April 24, 2024

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Actress Damitha Abeyratne and her husband were granted bail on the orders of the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (April 24).

Accordingly, the couple was released on a surety of Rs. 5 million each.

The actress and her spouse were arrested on April 04.

The Computer Crimes Division of the CID initiated an investigation into the alleged defrauding of Rs. 3 million by the couple on the promise of employment in South Korea. Subsequently, the CID informed the court that Abeyratne and her husband would be named as suspects of the relevant case.