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Two arrested in Bangalore for aiding three Sri Lankans to leave overseas with forged passports

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Another two persons have been arrested in Bangalore, India for allegedly aiding three Sri Lankans who are accused of committing murders, to leave overseas with forged passports.

The New Indian Express said continuing the investigation into the arrest of three Sri Lankan nationals involved in murder cases, the Indian Central Crime Branch (CCB) team arrested two suspects who were allegedly funding them and making arrangements to send them to a foreign country on Indian passports.

The arrested have been identified as a resident of Chennai, and a resident of Vivekangar in Bangalore.

Police have recovered 5.7 million Indian rupees in cash from the resident of Chennai, who is alleged to be a drug dealer while 65 passports were uncovered from the second individual who is a passport agent.

The CCB police had arrested three Sri Lankans from an apartment in Bangalore and investigations had revealed that two of them were involved in contract killings in Sri Lanka and one had five murder cases against him, while the other had four. P

olice noted that the accused were arrested based on the information provided by an individual, who sheltered the Sri Lankan nationals in the city.

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Former Eastern Provincial Council member arrested

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Ampara District Organizer of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal party and former member of the Eastern Provincial Council K. Pushpakumar alias Iniya Bharathi has been arrested.

He was arrested over the abduction and disappearance of the former Vice Chancellor of the Eastern University Prof. Subramaniyam Ravindranath.

Sivanathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, the leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) and former State Minister, was arrested by the Colombo Criminal Investigation Department at his office in Batticaloa on April 8, over this incident.

He was later detained for 3 months under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

Iniya Bharathi, also known as Kumaraswamy Pushpakumar, was arrested based on information revealed during the interrogation of Pillayan.

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e-Revenue Licence system down due to technical glitch, ICTA says

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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said the electronic Revenue Licence system (eRL 2.0) is currently unavailable due to a critical technical infrastructure issue.

According to the ICTA, the disruption began on July 3, 2025, and has made vehicle revenue licence issuing services inaccessible.

The unavailability is expected to continue until July 9, 2025.

The ICTA expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to the public and assured that technical teams are working urgently to resolve the issue.

The agency also said that further updates will be shared as work progresses, with an official notice to be issued once services are restored.

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Three injured in Kosgama shooting, including 12-year-old girl

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Three people, including a 12-year-old girl, were injured in a shooting incident at Suduwella, Kosgama, early this morning (6), police said.

They said the victims were travelling in a three-wheeler when two individuals on a motorcycle opened fire using a pistol-type weapon.

The injured include a 30-year-old woman and her 12-year-old daughter, both residents of Avissawella, as well as a 44-year-old man.

All three have been admitted to Avissawella Hospital for treatment.

Police said the motive for the attack and the identities of the suspects have not yet been established.

Kosgama Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.

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