A 57-year-old man was stabbed to death by a beggar near a leading supermarket in Battaramulla last night, police said.
According to the police, the incident took place when the victim, a resident of Thalangama, was leaving the supermarket. The victim was stabbed using a sharp object after he refused to give money to the beggar.
Talangama police has commenced a search operation for the suspect who has fled the area.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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