Nine suspects who are believed to have been involved in orchestrating the attacks on Easter Sunday and fled to the North thereafter were arrested from several areas in Jaffna yesterday (April 23).
Inititally, Special Task Force (STF) personnel had arrested a suspect at a Bus Stand in Jaffna on the day after the explosions had occured.
During questioning carried out on the suspect, details relating to several other individuals were uncovered. Accordingly steps were taken to arrest those suspects as well.
Security Forces in Jaffna said that the suspects had arrived in Jaffna after the explosions had taken place. However, the motive of these suspects to head to the North has not been determined yet, security personnel said.
The suspects along with two other individuals who were arrested in Mannar have been detained for questioning after obtaining permission from court.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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