Nine suspects who were arrested in Wellampitiya over yesterday's explosions have been remanded until May 06.
The order was issued when the suspects were produced before Colombo Additional Magistrate Saliya Channa Abeyratne today.
Meanwhile police today informed court that the wife and children of Inseen Seelavan, a suspect in yesterday's explosion at the Shangri-La hotel, had committed suicide at their residence in Dematagoda.
The nine suspects who have been remanded have been identified as employees of a factory owned by Inseen Seelavan.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
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.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
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