Five suspects including a Mongolian national were arrested in Meegamuwa over the theft of three gems valued at Rs 6.5 million.
The suspects were arrested for stealing the gems from a tourist hotel in Kalutara.
According to the police a gem business is reported to have been operating at the hotel.
The suspects are due to be produced before the Kalutara Magistrates Court today (Mar 12).
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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