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Software engineer arrested over garment factory employee’s death

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A software engineer was arrested last morning (05) while he was hiding in a room at the first lane, Rubber Watta Road in Wijerama over the murder of a garment factory employee, the Mirihana Police said.

The victim was identified as Sathasivam Niranjala, a 25-year-old resident of Pabegama, Katupitiya in Elboda.

The body of the victim was found in a thicket at the DC-4 area of Sogamawatta, Udupusellawa.

Police suspect that the victim had been strangled to death with a rope.

Police investigations revealed that the man who was arrested had married the deceased woman about a year ago and both had been staying at a room in Kalubowila.

The couple had travelled to Pussellawa from Colombo and the suspect had asked for a divorce from the wife. Police said that an argument had taken place between the two in Pussellawa over the issue.

The suspect had then returned to Colombo.

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Rosewood timber stock rots in Customs for 9 years

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Sri Lanka Customs has had to store 3,669 logs of confiscated Rosewood weighing 420 metric tons at a cost of more than Rs.80 million as storage fees, a report issued by the National Audit Office said.

Although these logs were planned to be sold, they have been stored for 9 years due to the delay in obtaining the permit from the Wildlife Conservation Department.

The logs have already been damaged by insects.

These logs were sent from Zanzibar in Tanzania for re-export to Hong Kong via Sri Lanka by declaring them as African solid wood.

The audit report said that due to the delay in issuing the license, these logs have been stored in a Customs yard from 2014 until April 30, 2023.

Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board has to pay more than Rs.30 million to the Customs in the form of port development tax and value added tax for a high-powered radioactive element imported on April 23, 2021.

The report said that the overdue tax amount has not been paid to the Customs by January 1, 2023.

This information was revealed by an audit report included in the 2022 annual report of Sri Lanka Customs.

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Muthuhettigama released on bail

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Former Member of Parliament Nishantha Muthuhettigama was released on bail by the Galle Magistrate’s Court today (27).

He was released on two sureties of Rs.5 million each and a cash bail of Rs 50,000. The next court hearing is scheduled to be held on February 02.

The former MP was arrested and remanded on charges of illegally assembling a luxury car.

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Raids increased to nab train passengers sans tickets!

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Sri Lanka Railways has taken steps to increase raids to nab passengers travelling without tickets.

Frequent inspections to nab errant passengers were suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Due to this, people are more inclined to travel by train without tickets and the initial raids will be based on Maradana and Colombo Fort Railway Stations.

Meanwhile, the Railways Station Master’s Association said that nearly Rs.225,000 was collected from 72 passengers who travelled without tickets from the Maradana Railway Station from August upto now. 

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