Four Excise Department officers were arrested by the police, over a shooting incident at the Marine Drive in Bambalapitiya today evening, Police said.
The Excise officials were reportedly giving chase to a car transporting drugs.
However, initially, police reported the incident as an unidentified group had fired at another vehicle and both vehicles had fled the area.
Meanwhile spokesman for Excise Department Kapila Kumarasinghe said their officials arrested a suspect during a raid in Bambalapitiya with 150g of heroin and another suspect attempted to flee the scene in a car prompting Excise officials to open fire.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
Acting Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe, was appointed as the Attorney General of Sri Lanka a short while ago.
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