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Crime

Sri Lanka AG Dept says suspects in slain editor case released on insufficient evidence

AG's move to release three suspects have led to public uproar and demand impeachment of AG

February 7, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka's proceeds of crime bill to be presented to parliament

Bill will be published in the government gazette and then submitted to parliament

January 21, 2025 1 min read

China says ready to build capacity in Sri Lanka’s judicial, police, security sectors

China recently sent police team when over 200 Chinese arrested over alleged online financial scam

January 17, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka Police in process to bring back criminals living abroad

Police in the process of issuing red notices and using bilateral agreements

January 3, 2025 2 min read
Sri Lanka's wartime sexual violence victims denied justice: UN report

Rights groups have long demanded justice for victims since end of war

Sri Lanka continues high-profile arrests amid pressure on government to deliver

At least 15 high profile politicians including ex-president Wickremesinghe arrested under new NPP government

Minister Weerasekere orders interdiction of cops who assaulted law student at Peliyagoda police

Public Security Minister Adm. (Ret) Sarath Weerasekara has ordered the interdiction of a group of Police officers who al...

February 26, 2021 2 min read
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Police nab gang repackaging expired jumbo peanuts

Police have nabbed a group repackaging expired packets of jumbo peanuts into packets with a new expiry date printed on t...

February 17, 2021 1 min read

Sumanthiran’s STF guard withdrawn

“No reason to withdraw security has been given to me,” the TNA MP told reporters

February 8, 2021 1 min read
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Police probing Settikulam incident where a civilian is injured in encounter with troops

Police are investigating an incident where a civilian sustained injuries in an incident involving troops on patrol in th...

February 2, 2021 1 min read

Political victimization commission releasing criminals – Vijitha Herath

National Peoples’ Power (NPP) is accusing the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into political victimization (PCOI) o...

Imesh Ranasinghe
January 27, 2021 3 min read

Doctor allegedly assaulted by Shaman Dhammika Bandara of Covid potion fame

Police say a complaint by a doctor from the Peradeniya hospital that he was assaulted by Dhammika Bandara and his associ...

January 20, 2021 3 min read

Police rule out extremism in the attack on Mawanella Buddha statue

Police are ruling out any extremism or terrorism associated with the minor attack on a Buddha statue in Hingula, Mawanel...

January 5, 2021 2 min read

Fear that ethnic tensions may be sparked in Mawanella

Activists fear that unknown persons are attempting to stoke ethnic tensions in Mawanella similar to the incident in Dece...

December 30, 2020 2 min read

CID probing alleged theft of explosives from Mawanella quarry

Police are yet to find those responsible for investigations for the alleged theft of a stock of explosives from a rock q...

December 28, 2020 1 min read

Alleged “Baby Farmer” given bail in Moratuwa

A 47-year-old man arrested in Matale for allegedly maintaining ‘baby farms’ was released on conditional bail and two...

December 23, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka Navy helps seize huge haul of drugs

Law enforcement agencies assisted by the Sri Lanka Navy have seized a massive haul of drugs worth hundreds of millions o...

December 6, 2020 1 min read

HRCSL faults the authorities for the Mahara Prison deaths

Sri Lankan authorities are being faulted by the country’s Human Rights Council for the deaths of eleven inmates at the...

December 5, 2020 3 min read

Activists call for “impartial” probe into Mahara Prison deaths

Human Rights activists are demanding a full and impartial investigation into the death of eleven prisoners at the Mahara...

December 3, 2020 2 min read
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Four reported dead after violence at the Mahara Prison

At least four people have reportedly died after Prison officials opened fire after inmates at the Mahara Prison became r...

November 30, 2020 1 min read

Ex-CID Chief Shani Abeysekara being transferred to IDH - Officials

The former Director of the Criminal Investigation Department SSP Shani Abeysekara is being transferred to the Infectious...

November 27, 2020 2 min read

Interpol assistance sought to find the mastermind behind Heroin smuggling - Police

The Sri Lanka Police have sought Interpol assistance to trace the alleged mastermind behind the smuggling of 100 Kg of H...

November 21, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka Embassy in Moscow advises Sri Lankans not to fall victim to human trafficking

Sri Lanka’s Embassy in the Russian capital Moscow is warning Sri Lankans not to fall victim to the fake promises of hu...

November 20, 2020 2 min read

Covid 19 outbreak at the Welikada jail probably confined to one Ward – Prison’s Chief

Sri Lankan authorities are conducting mass testing for the Coronavirus in its largest jail after at least two dozen inma...

Arjuna Ranawana
November 7, 2020 3 min read

Inmates in crowded Welikada Jail living in fear after several are diagnosed with Covid 19

A group of women detainees at the Welikada jail in Colombo are staging a protest as tensions arising from the discovery ...

Arjuna Ranawana
November 6, 2020 2 min read

AG orders criminal investigation into Covid spread from Brandix plant

The Attorney General has ordered police to conduct a criminal investigation into the spread of the Covid 19 virus in and...

October 27, 2020 2 min read