Crime Sri Lanka Police Constable Salary 2026: Rs 46,921 Basic Pay Confirmed
Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananda Wijepala, states that steps will be taken to establish a separate salary structure for the Police…
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Crime LNP - Two former ‘Maga Neguma’ top officials further remanded
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered today (27) that two former officials of the ‘Maga Neguma’ Company, who were arrested for aiding and abetting in the…
Crime LNP - Minister issues clarification over 15% tax on digital service exports
Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando addressed concerns regarding the taxation of individuals earning…
Crime LNP - Rs. 245 million paid to Easter attack victims as compensation, AG tells court
The Attorney General has informed the Supreme Court today (27) that Rs. 245 million in compensation has been paid to the victims of the Easter Sunday terror…
Crime LNP - Singapore declines to extradite Arjuna Mahendran implicated in bond scam
The Singaporean authorities have cited inability to extradite former Central Bank Governor Arjun Mahendran to Sri Lanka in terms of the legal system of that…
Crime LNP - Woman arrested at BIA with 1.2 kgs of kush
A 38-year-old woman was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to smuggle in 1.2 kgs of kush into the country, Sri Lanka…
Crime LNP - Female accomplice in ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ murder has not fled country - Police
Sri Lanka Police says that the fugitive female accomplice involved in the murder of notorious underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne alias “Ganemulla…
Crime LNP - Couple arrested for transporting Kerala Cannabis in Malabe
Police have arrested a man and a woman for transporting Kerala cannabis in a car on Sunday (23). The suspects, a 30-year-old man and his 33-year-old wife from…
Crime LNP - Defense Secretary orders immediate arrest of all armed forces deserters
The Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Air Vice Marshal (Retired) Sampath Thuyacontha, says he has issued an order for the immediate arrest of all deserters…
Crime LNP - Woman arrested with two firearms, ammunition, and swords in Habaraduwa
A female suspect has been arrested with two revolver-type firearms, ammunition, and two swords found inside a house. The suspect had been arrested last night…
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 - 29-year-old found shot dead at beach in Pamunugama
A 29-year-old youth has been found shot dead by an unidentified gunman at the Morganwatta Beach in Pamunugama, Ja-Ela. Police said that the shooting has been…
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…