Seven persons out of the nine suspects involved in a clash with the police at the fuel station at Athurugiriya Fuel station were remanded until Monday, June 20.
A female suspect and her husband who were among the nine suspects were released on bail, while the nine suspects were produced before Magistrate Court today.
Police told the Times Online that the people waiting in the fuel queue on Friday had behaved in an unruly manner at the filling station demanding fuel when the available stocks ran out.
Six police officers were injured due to the tense situation and were admitted to the Homagama Base Hospital.
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.
Three persons arrested on Saturday close to the Thalawila St Anne’s Church have been held under detention orders for questioning.
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