An individual who is wanted over a double murder case was taken into custody by Naval authorities last night in Point Pedro when he tried to escape to India by fishing boat, Navy said.
The suspect was identified Navaratnarasa Kuganeswaran from Trincomalee who was allegedly involved in a double murder incident.
Preliminary investigations by Naval authorities revealed that the suspect hired a fisherman in Point Pedro to organize an illegal passage to India in order to escape from being convicted by a court in the country. Along with the murder suspect, the person who organized the trip also was taken into custody by Navy.
Local and Indian currency notes and phones were recovered from the fishing vessel. (Pix by N.Lohathayalan)
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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