Babulla District New Democratic Front (NDF) MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), was remanded in custody till April 1 by the Colombo Magistrate's Court.
He was arrested by the Bribery Commission on three separate bribery charges stemming from when he was Chief Minister of the Uva Province. He was granted bail in connection with two of the charges but was remanded over one charge.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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