Two more suspects have been arrested, according to Sri Lanka Police, for allegedly assisting the gunmen involved in the shooting and killing of two individuals, including businessman Surendra Wasantha Perera, popularly known as ‘Club Wasantha.”
According to the police, the suspects, who allegedly assisted the killers in escaping, have been arrested in the Athurugiriya and Battaramulla areas.
Additionally, a 21-year-old woman was detained by police on Sunday (21) on suspicion of having ties to the murder.
Eight suspects, including the proprietor of the tattoo parlor in Athurugiriya where the shooting event occurred, had already been detained by the police.
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 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.
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.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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