Colpetty Archives

83 yr old woman arrested for land fraud

On: March 3, 2025

An 83-year-old woman has been arrested for selling land in Colpetty belonging to another individual for Rs. 50 million usingContinue Reading

On: December 16, 2024

An unidentified body was found at the DSI building in Colpetty yesterday, the Police said. According to the Police, theContinue Reading

On: July 11, 2024

The proposal to grant part of a plot of land in Colpetty to Expo Property Developers (Pvt) Ltd for aContinue Reading

On: April 30, 2024

Four individuals, including a woman, have been arrested for having obtained a bribe of Rs. 10 million while impersonating CriminalContinue Reading

On: February 26, 2024

A Chinese woman has been apprehended in connection to a financial fraud of over Rs. 8.4 million, it was reported.Continue Reading

On: February 5, 2024

Several roads in the Colpetty and Slave Island areas will be temporarily closed from today (Feb 05), the Police said. Continue Reading

On: January 26, 2024

A group of men disrupted a silent protest that was held near the Liberty roundabout in Colpetty against the ‘Yukthiya’Continue Reading

On: October 6, 2023

State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon has issued a directive to carry out an immediate study of large roadsideContinue Reading

On: October 6, 2023

The government has decided to provide compensation of Rs. 500,000 to each of the families of the victims who lostContinue Reading

On: September 27, 2023

Train services on the coastal line have been delayed due to the derailment of a train, the Railway Department said.Continue Reading

On: April 3, 2023

Eight (08) persons have been arrested following raids conducted on two separate brothels in the Mount Lavinia and Colpetty areasContinue Reading

On: February 25, 2023

Five women have been arrested following a raid conducted on a brothel operated under the guise of a massage centreContinue Reading