Thirty one local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing using tow banned fishing nets in the Baththalangunduwa and Kibulbokka sea areas on Sunday were arrested, the Navy said.
A pair of diving fins and three GPSs were also taken into custody during the arrest. The arrested persons and the items have been handed over to the Assistant Director of Fisheries (Puttalam) for further investigations.
An Attorney at law and his wife was shot dead in the car park of a super market in Akuregoda today evening.
Maithree Wickramasinghe, wife of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was due to appear before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today to record a statement, has requested a two week period to provide her statement.
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