A Special Task Force (STF) officer has shot himself while on duty at the Temple Trees this morning.
The incident had taken place while the officer was guarding the gate of the Temple Trees in the vicinity of the St. Michael Junction at around 8:35.
The victim had been rushed to the Colombo General Hospital following which he had succumbed to his injuries.
Police have identified the victim as 30-year old Police Constable Dilruksha Samarasinghe.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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