Crime News
Crime LNP - Navy arrests 32 Indian fishermen, five boats seized
The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 32 fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing…
Crime LNP - Girlfriend of Ganemulla Sanjeewa’s killer arreste
Maharagama Police have arrested a woman believed to be the girlfriend of the shooter who carried out the assassination of notorious underworld figure Sanjeewa…
Crime LNP - One person killed in Kotahena shooting; Suspects arrested
An individual was shot and killed by a gunman who had arrived on a motorcycle with another accomplice at Galpoththa Junction in Kotahena this evening (21),…
Crime LNP - Gold price hits record high in global market
The spot gold price is trading at record highs and targets the psychological $3000 mark amid flight-to-safety inflows due to growing uncertainties regarding…
Crime LNP - OnmaxDT database operator arrested in Dubai and brought to Sri Lanka
An individual named Gayan Wickramathilake, who allegedly maintained the ‘OnmaxDT’ database, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in…
Crime LNP - Speaker tables report on MP Ramanathan Archchuna’s conduct
The Speaker of the Parliament Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne announced to the House that the report of the committee appointed to investigate the conduct of Jaffna…
Crime LNP - ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ murder a Rs. 15 million contract - killer confesses
The suspect arrested in connection with the assassination of the notorious drug trafficker and criminal gang leader Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, alias…
Crime LNP - Policeman arrested over links with woman wanted in ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ murde
A police officer attached to the Negombo Police Station has been arrested over his alleged links with the female suspect wanted in connection with the murder…
Crime LNP - Hulfsdorp gunman identified as Samindu Dilshan Piyumanga Kandanaarachchi: Minister
The suspect who was arrested over the shooting incident at the Hulfsdorp Court complex has been identified as Samindu Dilshan Piyumanga Kandanaarachchi from…
Crime LNP - Police seek public assistance to arrest woman who aided court shooting, offers reward
The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has requested public assistance to trace the suspected woman who provided the weapon to the gunman inside the Aluthkade…
Crime LNP - Two more wanted Sri Lankan criminals repatriated from India
Two other wanted Sri Lankan suspects, who were arrested in Chennai, India, along with the Police Constable (PC) who aided in the escape attempt of notorious…
Crime LNP - ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ killing: Shooter entered court disguised as lawyer
Sri Lanka Police has identified the suspect who carried out the shooting inside the No. 05 Magistrate’s Court within the Aluthkade Courts Complex this morning…
Crime LNP - Parliament heats up over Hulftsdorp shooting
Opposition MPs raised concerns over the shooting incident in the Hulftsdorp Court complex this morning, claiming that murders have escalated in the country…
Crime LNP - Footage emerges of Aluthkade Court shooting which killed ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’
The notorious drug trafficker and organized criminal infamously known as “Ganemulla Sanjeewa”, who was shot at during the incident has passed away at the…
Crime LNP - Police Constable wanted over Harak Kata’s failed escape bid arrested in India
Ravindu Sandeepa, the Police Constable (PC) who aided in the escape attempt of notorious drug trafficker Nadun Chinthaka Wickremeratne alias “Harak Kata” from…
Crime LNP - Price of bread reduced
With the Rs. 10 price reduction on a kilogram of wheat flour, the bakery owners have agreed on a price reduction of Rs. 10 per loaf of bread, according to the…
Crime LNP - New luxury bus service to operate under ‘Metro’ bus company
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that public transport systems – buses, highways and train services – will be developed and renovated both in urban and…
Crime LNP - Suspect arrested at BIA in connection with abduction and over Rs. 8 mln robbery
A suspect wanted over an incident involving the abduction of a person and the robbery of over Rs. 8 million in cash from the said individual, has been arrested…
Crime LNP - Over 30,000 arrested in nationwide anti-drug and crime operations
More than 30,000 suspects have been arrested in connection with the anti-drug and crime prevention operations conducted by the police across the island,…
Crime LNP - Navin Dissanayake appointed UNP Vice President
Former Minister Navin Dissanayake has been appointed as the Vice President of the United National Party (UNP). The appointment was made by party leader and…
Crime LNP - Businessman nabbed for attempting to smuggle phones, tablets
A 45-years-old businessman who illegally brought a stock of mobile phones and tab computers worth Rs. 300 million was arrested by Customs officers at the…
Crime LNP - Another registered criminal repatriated from India
A notorious underworld figure, Mandalagala Bombugalage Sumith Priyantha, has been extradited to Sri Lanka following a high-level operation led by the Acting…
Crime LNP - Sri Lanka to recruit nearly 7,500 to public service
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to make nearly 7,500 recruitments to several government institutions based on the recommendations of the…
Crime LNP - Toyota releases new price list, with lowest price starting at Rs. 7.4 million
Toyota Lanka has announced the new prices for its wide range of brand-new vehicles following the relaxation of the ban on vehicle imports. The company said…