A suspect who was in possession of a locally manufactured12-gauge gun was arrested with two-gauge bullets, 70 T-56 live ammunition and 28 bullets yesterday during a raid carried out by the officials of Morawaka Police Station following a tip-off, police said.
The suspect was identified as a 31-year-old resident of Meegahawatta, Morawaka area. The suspect has been remanded till March13 after being produced before Morawaka Magistrate Court yesterday. Further investigations are underway by the Morawaka Police.
Former President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake was today remanded until February 11 by the Fort Magistrate in relation to the case where former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is alleged to have misused Rs. 16.6 million in state funds during a visit to the UK to attend his wife’s graduation ceremony at the University of Wolverhampton.
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A group of fishermen yesterday claimed that they were assaulted by Indian Coastal guards while returning back to Sri Lanka.
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