The Galle Magistrate’s Court has imposed a fine of Rs. 500,000 on a welfare shop in Akmeemana after it was found guilty of selling imported Keeri Ponni rice above the government‑stipulated Maximum Retail Price (MRP).

According to the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA), district investigation officers raided the establishment on July 17, uncovering that rice was being sold at Rs. 270 per kilogram, exceeding the gazetted MRP of Rs. 255 per kilogram.

Legal action was instituted under the provisions of the CAA Act, and when the case was taken up, the defendant pleaded guilty. The court subsequently imposed the fine on July 23.

The CAA has urged consumers to remain vigilant and report traders selling rice above the prescribed MRP. Complaints can be lodged via the hotline 1977. (Newswire/ AI image)

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Unidentified gunmen have opened fire at a house in Akmeemana in Galle this morning.

Police said two men on a motorcycle had carried out the shooting.

However, no injuries or casualties were reported in the incident.

The Akmeemana Police is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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A revenue inspector contesting for the Akmeemana Pradeshiya Sabha in the upcoming Local Government Election has been arrested for soliciting a bribe of Rs. 25,000.

According to the Bribery Commission, the suspect had solicited the bribe in exchange for providing a business licence for this year for a hotel in Galle.

He was arrested while accepting the bribe inside a room of the said hotel yesterday. (Newswire)

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A former prison official is reported dead after being shot in Akmeemana. 

According to the Police, the victim had been shot by unidentified gunmen at his residence in Thalagaha, Akmeemana.

The Police further said two assailants on a motorcycle had carried out the shooting. 

The deceased has been identified as Siridath Dhammika, a former Superintendent (SP) of the Boossa Prison. (Newswire)

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Two suspects wanted in connection to beating a dog with a wooden pole have been arrested by the Akmeemana Police.

The incident which was widely circulated on social media, shows the suspects arriving in a three-wheeler and assaulting the dog.

The owner of the dog had filed a complaint with the Akmeemana Police yesterday, claiming that the suspects had attacked her dog on December 11 after which the dog had succumbed to injuries.

Launching a probe into the incident, the suspects were arrested along with the three-wheeler yesterday. The suspects aged 34 and 37 years are residents of the Batadhuwa area. 

The suspects are expected to be produced before the Galle Magistrate’s Court today. (Newswire)

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The Sri Lanka Police have refuted reports circulating on social media about a child abduction group operating in the Akmeemana area. 

According to a Police statement, the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Akmeemana Police Station stated that the Police station has not been informed of such a group.

The OIC further stated that no incidents of child abduction involving the said group have been reported from the Akmeemana or Yakkalamulla Police Divisions.

Refuting the social media reports, the Akmeemana Police OIC added that the reports were false. (NewsWire)

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