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Nine arrested for spreading false info on Coronavirus eradication efforts
Nine suspects have so far been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on charges of spreading false information aimed at sabotaging efforts to eradicate the Coronavirus, police stated.
The suspects include eight males and one female.
The suspects have been arrested from Bandaragama, Kandy, Dehiwala, Maharagama, Nugegoda, Galle, Wadduwa, Angoda and Polgahawela. They have been remanded after being produced before the Colombo Magistrate's Court. The CID is conducting further investigations.
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Water cuts commence from today in Colombo district
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