Police have arrested the sixth suspect involved in the assault and threatening of a prison guard at his private residence in Minuwangoda, Police said today.
The suspect was a 44 year old resident of Mulleriyawa and was arrested in the Biyagama area yesterday.
The arrests have been made by the Homicide and Organized Crimes Division which is investigating a complaint by the guard where he was assaulted and threatened by group on May 12 at his residence in Minuwangoda.
The gang who threatened the guard had wanted him to refrain from complaining about cases of drug trafficking inside the prisons.
Among those arrested so far is a Captain of the Army who was taken in with a T-56 firearm, two Browning pistols and 167 rounds of ammunition.
The Prison guard has been recognized for his services including several detection of drugs within the Prisons.
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.
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Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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