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Retired DIG, NWP politician to be quizzed

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Police are planning to question a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) and another powerful politician in the North Western Province in connection with the investigation into the murder of Susith Jayawansha in Kuliyapitiya.

Jayawansha who went to his girlfriend’s house in Wassaulla, Kuliyapitiya, on April 22, on a request by his girlfriend’s father, had been later beaten to death and his body had been found in Madampe Panirendawa forest reserve.

Police have also received information that the former DIG retired after working in the North Western Province and his wife is a relative of the main suspect in this murder.

A senior Police officer involved in the investigation said that it was the retired DIG who misled the Police by saying that the main suspect, Singithi, and his wife would be handed over to the Police and later convinced them to surrender to Court.

Investigations have also revealed that Singithi, the main suspect in this murder, is in close association with several powerful politicians in the North Western Province.

Police have received information that he has taken legal advice from two North Western Province politicians who are also lawyers.

During an investigation of the telephone network, it has also been clearly revealed that Singithi had made several telephone calls to these politicians on those days.

Police had recorded a statement from Athula Wijesinghe, a former Chief Minister of the North Western Province, after it was found that Singithi had placed calls to him.

So far eight people have been arrested in connection with this murder.

Among them are the main suspect Singithi, his wife and his parents.

In addition, Singithi’s brother-in-law and the two carpenters who were brought by Singithi from Welimada to assist him with this murder too are under custody.

(dailynews.lk)

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

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Heavy rainfall in some areas

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The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Southern, Eastern and Northern provinces today (03).

In its latest forecast, the department said that showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere of the island during the afternoon or night.

Fairly heavy rainfall of above 75 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Central, North-western Uva and North-central provinces, it added.

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

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

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Cargills Bank issues statement on cybersecurity incident

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Private bank in Sri Lanka – Cargills Bank PLC has today (April 02) released another statement, updating the situation over a recent cyber security incident. 

Cargills Bank PLC notes that despite the incident, the bank’s core operations remain fully secure and functional. 

It adds that all banking services continue to function normally, and customers may carry out their transactions with complete confidence.

Previously, the bank had stated that an unauthorized party had claimed access to some of the bank’s data and subsequently published them. 

The matter is said to be possibly the largest data breach in the country’s history.

The matter was also taken up by journalists at today’s cabinet media briefing. Responding, Cabinet spokesman – Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said that although the issue wasn’t taken up by the Cabinet Ministers yesterday, he believed that it may have been addressed by the Security Council.

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23 supermarket outlets raided 

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The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has raided 23 supermarket outlets yesterday (April 01) as a part of their special raid and investigation program ahead of the upcoming festive season.

16 such outlets include prominent supermarket chains such as Cargills, Arpico and Keells, reports say,

‘Sri Lanka Mirror’ learns that these outlets face charges such as selling expired goods, not displaying prices, selling overpriced goods and misleading consumers and that the CAA is seeking legal action against these errant outlets.

According to a media release by the CAA, legal action has been taken against 172 supermarket outlets during the past year, resulting in courts ordering the culprits to pay Rs. Rs. 6.5 million in fines.

The CAA also urges the public to exercise caution and check details including the expiry date, when purchasing goods from supermarkets.

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