Two persons, including a former soldier who had robbed a T56 weapon and 90 rounds of ammunition from a guard post at the Panagoda Army camp have been arrested, Police said today.
The other person arrested is an Army Sergeant who helped to hide the solen weapon.
The weapon had been stolen from a soldier at a guard post on March 03.
The soldier arrested was a 30 year old person from Middeniya.
Both suspects will be produced in the Homagama Magistrate court today.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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