A Policeman has been arrested over an incident in Thihagoda, Matara where a 15 year old school boy was injured when the firearm of the constable went off ‘accidentally’ this evening.
Police claim that the fire arm went off accidentally during a scuffle, but villages dispute the claim and say he fired deliberately. A tense situation was reported outside the Thihagoda police station with protests by the residents.
The student has been transferred to the Karapitiya hospital in a serious condition. The Policeman has been interdicted from service pending an investigation.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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