A 40 year old father was arrested for killing his two children by throwing them into a well early morning today in Mavadichchenai, Batticaloa, Police said.
Police said the victims aged seven and ten were staying in a Children Home in Colombo after the mother passed away five years ago. Both children were brought back to Batticaloa recently in order to admit them in a nearby school. Batticaloa police are conducting further investigation over the incident.
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Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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