Criminal Investigation Department officers at Bandaranaike International Airport made the arrest when the suspect was handed the man over to them yesterday. A wanted criminal evading courts, he had fled to India by boat. As he did not possess a passport and had illegally entered India he was extradited to Sri Lanka.
The 46-year-old was identified as Mandgala Bomugalage Sumith Priyantha and is a resident of Kuruwita in Ratnapura. He is wanted for many illegal activities such as extortion of Rs 5mn, drug peddling and several murders. He was also caught in possession of a handgrenade in the Mirihana area.
After multiple arrests, he was produced before the Avissawella, Mount Lavinia and Ratnapura courts. There are several pending cases against him.
By T.K.G Kapila
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
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