Two people were injured and hospitalized following a shooting today (04) at a housing complex on Sixth Lane in Colpetty.

According to the Police, the gunman involved in the incident has already been taken into custody. 

The victims, a 42-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, had sustained injuries in the attack and have been admitted to hospital.

The Police said the shooting had occurred due to a personal dispute between the individuals. 

The Colpetty Police have launched further investigations into the shooting, which occurred inside the residential complex. (Newswire)

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The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court has imposed a fine of Rs. 300,000 on a Chinese supermarket located on R.A. De Mel Mawatha in Colombo 03, found guilty of violating provisions of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) Act.

According to the CAA, the Court also ordered the destruction of all goods produced as case property.

The ruling followed legal action instituted by the CAA after investigators uncovered multiple violations during a special raid.

The trader was found to have offered goods for sale without marked prices, failed to maintain supplier invoices and receipts, and sold items that lacked mandatory label information, including the Maximum Retail Price (MRP), manufacturer/importer details, and other legally required particulars.

The CAA stressed that such practices mislead and deceive consumers, undermining fair trade.

Consumers are urged to report violations such as overpricing, failure to display prices, or sale of goods without mandatory labels to the CAA hotline 1977. (Newswire/ AI image)

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Colpetty Police arrested six foreign nationals for engaging in gambling without a license at a nightclub on Galle Road last night.

Police said the suspects, all Chinese nationals aged between 27 and 48, were taken into custody during the raid.

The arrests were made after officers discovered the group participating in money‑based gambling activities.

The Colpetty Police are conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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Seventy‑four (74) Vietnamese nationals arrested in Sri Lanka for alleged online financial fraud have been revealed to be individuals previously deported from Cambodia over similar cybercrimes, the Colpetty Police told the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (15).

Reporting before Magistrate Pasan Amarasena, the Police said the suspects had violated visa conditions while residing in Sri Lanka. 

It was further disclosed that their wages had been paid by a Sri Lankan woman, who claimed the funds were sent by an unknown individual.

After considering the submissions, the Magistrate ordered that the group remain in remand custody until May 21. (Newswire)

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Sri Lanka Police have arrested 74 foreign nationals suspected of violating visa regulations and engaging in financial fraud during a raid in Colpetty on Wednesday (06).

According to the Police, the operation, carried out by officers of the Sri Lanka Police together with the Colpetty Police Station, targeted a housing complex in Uttarananda Mawatha within the Colpetty Police Division.

The Police said the suspects included 41 men and 33 women, all Vietnamese nationals aged between 19 and 39 years. 

They were taken into custody on suspicion of overstaying visas and involvement in fraudulent financial activities.

The Colpetty Police are conducting further investigations. (Newswire/ AI image)

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One person was reported injured in a bus accident that had occurred in the Colpetty area this morning (26).

According to reports, a bus, allegedly driven recklessly, had collided with a car that had been parked by the side of the road. 

The injured person has been admitted to the hospital. (Newswire/ Image- Accident1st)

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The Sri Lankan Police have arrested 05 suspects in Colpetty and Maligawatte, foiling a planned shooting attempt. 

According to the Police, officials from the Colpetty Police had inspected two men on a motorcycle on Alfred Road, on suspicion last night.

One suspect had discarded the bag he was carrying and fled the area, while the other had been arrested.

Upon inspecting the bag, the Police had found a T-56 firearm, a magazine with 30 bullets, a knife, and three mobile phones.

Following the information revealed by the arrested suspect, the Police were able to arrest the suspect, who had previously fled, and three others in the Bodhiraja Mawatha area in Maligawatte.

The Police found the suspects with 18g of ICE, a motorcycle, and 02 mobile phones.

The arrested suspects are aged 19, 25, 40, and 48, and are residents of Colombo 14, Wellampitiya, Maligawatte, and Dematagoda.

Further investigations have found that the suspects were en route to carry out a shooting on the orders of an underworld figure residing overseas. 

The Colpetty Police is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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A group of Chinese nationals residing in Sri Lanka have allegedly abducted a fellow Chinese businessman and robbed him of approximately USD 60,000.

According to the Police, the victim, who operates a store on R.A. De Mel Mawatha in Colpetty, was abducted around 9:00 pm last Friday (22). 

He was reportedly taken away in a vehicle and held captive in a building for about a day.

During his confinement, the suspects allegedly carried out the robbery by transferring the money online. 

The Police said the suspects had later abandoned him on a roadside on Saturday afternoon (23). 

The victim is reported to have received treatment at a private hospital in Narahenpita for injuries sustained during the abduction.

The Police said he had filed an official complaint with the Colpetty Police last evening. Investigations are underway into the incident. (Newswire)

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An unsuccessful shooting attempt by two individuals who had arrived on a motorcycle has been reported at a nightclub in the Colpetty area on Saturday night (19).

According to reports, the intended target was Dematagoda Ruwan, the brother of Dematagoda Chaminda, who is currently sentenced to death for the assassination of former MP Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra. 

Ruwan, who is said to be involved in multiple criminal activities and frequently visits the nightclub, is reported to have arrived later than usual that evening.

The gunman, who had arrived earlier, had attempted to enter the nightclub to confirm whether Ruwan had arrived, leading to a verbal confrontation with the security guard at the entrance.

During the incident, the gunman had abandoned the firearm at the scene and fled with his accomplice, leaving behind the motorcycle as well.

The T-56 assault rifle and the motorcycle were later taken into police custody. 

Investigations are being carried out by the Western Province North Crimes Division into the incident. (Newswire)

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

According to the Lankadeepa newspaper, the woman was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for selling land on Colpetty Lane, Colombo 03.

She has been arrested based on a complaint that had been filed with the Inspector General of Police (IGP).

The Commercial Frauds Unit of the CID had presented facts to the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court in 2021 in connection to the case.

Investigations conducted, thereafter, led to the arrest of the woman while at an elders’ home in Battaramulla. (Newswire)

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

According to the Police, the body was found in the corridor of the building last morning.

The deceased person is assumed to be between 65 and 70 years old, and around 05 feet 08 inches in height

The body has been placed at the Colombo National Hospital, while the Colpetty Police is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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The proposal to grant part of a plot of land in Colpetty to Expo Property Developers (Pvt) Ltd for a housing project has received a Cabinet nod.

As per the provisions of the Urban Development Authority Act, approval was granted in 2007 to dispose of 40 perches of land owned by the Urban Development Authority at Sea Lane in Colpetty to Expo Property Developers (Pvt) Ltd.

It was proposed to provide the said land under a 50-year long-term lease basis and an amount equal to 25% of the value of that land had been charged. However, activities related to the transferring of the land could not be completed due to unauthorized persons residing there. 

As such, Expo Property Developers (Pvt) Ltd had requested to grant them 52 perches of land including 12 perches adjacent to the said land to implement a housing project under a 99 years lease basis. The approval of the Board of Management of the Urban Development Authority has also been received for this purpose. 

Accordingly, the Cabinet approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Urban Development and Housing to transfer the relevant portion of land to Expo Property Developers (Pvt) Ltd under a 99-year lease based on the current assessment of the chief assessor. (Newswire)

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Four individuals, including a woman, have been arrested for having obtained a bribe of Rs. 10 million while impersonating Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officials.

The suspects were arrested by officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). 

According to media reports, the suspects had entered the residence of the complainant in Colpetty, Colombo under the guise of CID officials.

They had thereafter, left the victim’s house after taking Rs. 10.02 million in cash and 3500 US Dollars. 

It is reported that the suspects had initially solicited a bribe of Rs. 40 million offering to assist the victim by refraining from taking action against him. (Newswire)

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

The Police said the 52-year-old Chinese woman was arrested in Colpetty on Saturday.

She was arrested based on a complaint that had been filed with the Police on January 31. 

As per the Police complaint, the Chinese woman had received money for business ventures and had failed to return it.

The suspect is being investigated by the Colombo Fraud Investigation Bureau. (NewsWire)

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

The roads will be closed under three phases for a maintenance project to lay underground pipelines.

Under the first phase, the stretch of road from Nawam Mawatha to the Slave Island railway station, on Sri Uttarananda Mawatha, will be closed from today until February 19.

As part of the second phase, the road from Perahera Mawatha to Nawam Mawatha, along Sri Uttarananda Mawatha, will be closed from February 20 until March 04.

Under phase three, roads in the vicinity of the Rotunda Gardens junction and Perahera Mawatha will be closed from 05 to 11 March. (NewsWire)

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A group of men disrupted a silent protest that was held near the Liberty roundabout in Colpetty against the ‘Yukthiya’ islandwide Police special operation.

Video footage, shared by the media, shows the men harassing the protesters and urging them to end their protest. 

A man covering his face with a cloth scarf was also seen swearing and assaulting a male protester.

The group was seen behaving in an unruly manner, engaging in heated arguments with women who were engaged in the protest.

The Police who later arrived at the location, intervened and sent the group of men away from the protesters. (NewsWire)

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State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon has issued a directive to carry out an immediate study of large roadside trees at risk of falling due to the prevailing wet conditions and remove any which may pose a threat to the public. 

Issuing a statement, the Ministry of Defence said that the State Minister has directed officials of the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) and National Building Research Organization (NBRO) to coordinate with the Environmental Authority, Road Development Authority (RDA) and local authority bodies in this regard.

The State Minister has further issued directions to relevant officials to take immediate preventive measures and remove potential roadside trees at risk of falling. 

The directives have been issued following the tragic accident that was reported near the Liberty roundabout in Colpetty this morning, where a tree had fallen onto a bus killing five passengers and injuring at least 10 others. (NewsWire)

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The government has decided to provide compensation of Rs. 500,000 to each of the families of the victims who lost their lives in the tragic accident that occurred near Liberty roundabout in Colpetty today.

Five passengers were killed and at least 10 others were injured after a tree fell on the bus which was en route from Colombo to Matugama this morning.

According to the President’s Media Division (PMD), President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued directives to his Secretary Saman Ekanayaka to facilitate a compensation of Rs. 500,000 to each of the families of those who lost their lives in the accident.

As per the President’s directives, the compensation is to be provided by the Ministry of Transport and the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB). (NewsWire)

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

The department stated that the Moratuwa bound train from Mahawa had derailed in Colpetty this morning.

Sri Lanka Railways stated that priority has been given to Colombo – bound trains due to the derailment.

The Railway department further stated that commuters leaving Colombo may face delays as a result. 

The department has urged commuters leaving Colombo to use alternate means of transport. (NewsWire)

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Eight (08) persons have been arrested following raids conducted on two separate brothels in the Mount Lavinia and Colpetty areas yesterday (02). 

The Police stated that a man and four women were arrested in the raid conducted on the brothel in Mount Lavinia which was operated under the guise of a massage parlour.

The suspects aged between 20 and 32 are residents of Welimada, Galle, Thanamalvila, Wattala and Passara. The suspects will be produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court today.

Meanwhile, three suspects, including the manager of the brothel operated under the guise of a massage parlour were arrested during the raid conducted in Colpetty.   

The suspects are aged 26 and 30 years and are residents of Payagala, Wennappuwa, and Morawaka. The suspects will be produced before the Fort Magistrates Court today. (NewsWire)

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