Three family members including the wife of an ex-Ports Authority employee resident in Kerawalapitiya, Wattala have been arrested over suspicion of killing him, Police said.
The family members had claimed that the man identified as Hettithanthirige Walton, 65 had illegally migrated to Australia, but neighbours had petitioned the police that they suspect that the man had been killed.
Police said the wife of the man, their adopted daughter and her husband are being questioned over the disappearance of the man.
Police have obtained a court order to search the house and vicinity tomorrow. The place has been placed under police guard.
Neighbours suspect that the body may have been disposed in the garden, but police is yet to confirm the claims.
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.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
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Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
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