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Wrong person killed in Kottawa shooting!

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The 33-year-old victim who was shot dead inside a private laboratory in Kottawa has turned out to be the wrong person killed by the shooters.

The victim Mihiran Pathmasiri was a laboratory worker residing in Namal Uyana, Maththegoda.

Police investigations revealed that the shooters killed the laboratory worker thinking that he was a brother of the suspect who hacked to death a man at Sirisara Uyana housing complex in Borella on May 15.

Police said that the laboratory worker and the brother of the man who killed another in Borella have the same appearances

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2 injured in Kotahena shooting

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A man and a woman have been injured in a shooting incident in the Kotahena area this evening (May 16), police said.

Both victims were hospitalised for treatment.

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Arrest warrant issued against Mahindananda

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An arrest warrant has been issued against former Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage over the ongoing investigation into the importation of Chinese fertilizer.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court issued the warrant on a request by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), after Aluthgamage failed to appear before the Commission as summoned on May 14.

Earlier, on May 14, a motion seeking anticipatory bail on behalf of his counsel was filed with the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, requesting that the matter be taken up on May 16. The Magistrate ordered that the motion be heard on May 19.

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Night mail trains cancelled as station masters strike

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Railway Station Masters have decided to launch a token strike from midnight today (May 16), resulting in all night mail trains being cancelled.

The one-day token strike is to be launched by the Railway Station Masters’ Union based on several demands.

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