A former member of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) personnel was sentenced to death for fatally shooting two fellow soldiers at Parappukandal army camp in Mannar on October 2, 2009 by the Mannar High Court yesterday.
While delivering the judgement, Mannar High Court Judge M.M.M. Mihal observed that, after a personal argument, the convicted former army member allegedly opened fire on three other soldiers at the Parappukandal camp, killing two and wounding the other.
The case was brought by Mannar’s Murunkan Police, and the verdict was delivered 14 years after the murders. The convict is a 55-year-old who was suspended from the SLA following the incident.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
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