Two persons have been arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting the suspects involved in a shooting which occurred in Piliyandala, local media reports claimed.
According to the Police the individuals were arrested in Dharga Town and Ahungalla areas during a raid carried out last night. They were remanded until June 16 after being produced before the Kesbewa Acting Magistrate this morning.
A police constable was killed and five others were injured in a shooting near a state bank in Piliyandala on May 09. Unidentified persons who arrived on motorcycles had opened fire at the cops, it was reported. The deceased has been identified as an official attached to the Police Narcotics Bureau.
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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