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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A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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