Police in Grandpass have launched an investigation after an unidentified body of a male was found washed ashore near the Kelani Bridge at Sedawatta on Wednesday morning.

The deceased, believed to be between 35 and 40 years old, is approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall, with hair grown to about one inch in length. He was found bare‑chested, wearing blue buttoned trousers.

The Police said the identity of the man has not yet been confirmed. Following the magistrate’s examination, the body was placed in the mortuary of the Colombo National Hospital.

The Grandpass Police are conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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The bodies of a married couple who went missing during the Covid period six years ago were recovered on Tuesday (24) from a canal in the Kambikotuwa Watta area of Wellampitiya, under the Grandpass Police Division, it was reported.

According to reports, the victims, identified as 62‑year‑old Sunil Kumarasinghe and Kamanda Silva, had been reported missing in 2020 by their relatives. 

When initial investigations failed to uncover any leads, the family appealed to the Presidential Secretariat, which subsequently handed over the case to the Colombo Crimes Division.

Under the supervision of Senior Superintendent of Police Indika Lokuhetti, investigators questioned a couple living near the victims’ residence. 

Interrogations led by Chief Inspector S.B. Wijethunga revealed that the missing couple had been murdered following a personal dispute, dismembered, and buried in the nearby canal.

Police arrested the suspect couple along with another accomplice, noting that two of the men were heavily addicted to drugs. 

Investigations further revealed that the victims were attacked with sharp weapons, the woman’s gold necklace was stolen, and the bodies were cut into pieces before being concealed. On several occasions when body parts surfaced, the main suspect reportedly reburied them.

The suspects were taken to the crime scene for an on‑site inspection before being produced at the Aluthkade Magistrate’s Court, where the recovered remains were formally reported.

Authorities confirmed that investigations are ongoing to apprehend another suspect linked to the killings. (Newswire)

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The Police have sought public support to locate two individuals wanted in connection with the disappearance of a man from the Grandpass area.

According to the Police, a woman had filed a complaint claiming that her son, a resident of the Sedawatte area in Grandpass, had been missing since October 11. 

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the missing man was last seen at a party with two individuals and has been missing since then.

The two individuals who had participated in the party are reported not to be in their areas of residence since the day of the party, while no information has been uncovered on them.

As such, the Police said the two individuals need to be arrested to locate the missing man. 

The public with information on the two wanted men has been requested to contact the Police via the hotlines 071-8591575 and 011-2421414. (Newswire) 

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A Sri Lankan National has been arrested at the Katunayake Airport for attempting to smuggle in 2.5kg of the narcotic ‘Kush’, valued at over Rs. 25 million.

According to Sri Lanka Customs, the suspect, a 29-year-old resident of Grandpass, had arrived from Thailand this morning. 

He was found to be in possession of 2.523 kilos of cannabis, which were concealed in false compartments within his luggage and backpack. 

The suspect and the seized narcotic have been handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) for further investigation and legal action. (Newswire)

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The bodies of two males found dead under suspicious circumstances were found in the Dehiwala and Grandpass areas on Monday, the Police said. 

According to the Police, a 23-year-old youth was found dead in a suspicious manner inside a house on Siriwardena Road in Dehiwala. 

The deceased is a resident of Dehiwala. The Dehiwala Police is conducting investigations into the death.

Meanwhile, the body of a male was found near a canal close to Ingurukade Junction in Grandpass last evening.

The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained, while he is assumed to be between the ages of 35 and 40 years. 

The Grandpass Police is conducting investigations into the death. (Newswire)

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A 20-year-old boy has been arrested over the murder of his 54-year-old father in the Orugodawatte area in Grandpass.

According to the Police, an argument between the father-son duo had escalated, during which the son had attacked his father on the head with an iron rod.

The injured man had been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital, where he had succumbed to injuries.

The Grandpass Police is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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The gunman in the recent shooting in Nagalagam Street, Grandpass has been arrested by officials from the Grandpass Police. 

The 34-year-old suspect, a resident of Grandpass, was arrested this morning (25 Mar).

A total of four suspects have been arrested so far in connection to the shooting in which two persons were injured. 

Two persons on a motorcycle had been injured after being shot by two unidentified men on a motorcycle on 17 March. 

The Grandpass Police is conducting investigations. (Newswire)

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A 31-year-old man has been arrested for luring the two men who were injured in a shooting at Nagalagam Road in Grandpass on 17 March. 

According to the Police, the suspect had contacted the victims via telephone and informed them to arrive at the crime scene.

At the time, the victims had been injured after being shot by two unidentified men on a motorcycle.

Investigations by the Grandpass Police have led to the arrest of the suspect, who is a resident of Grandpass, on charges of luring the victims to the crime scene. 

A total of four suspects have been arrested as of now for aiding the shooting. The Grandpass Police is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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Eight suspects have been arrested in connection to the double murder that was reported in the Grandpass area last week.

Two youths aged 23 and 24 years were killed after being attacked with sharp objects during a clash between two groups at Jabos Lane in Grandpass on Saturday.

Following investigations launched by the Grandpass Police, eight suspects were arrested in Wellampitiya last night.

The arrested suspects are aged between 16 and 44 years and are residents of Wellampitiya. 

The Police had also seized 02 machetes, suspected to be used in the attack, and a mobile phone from the suspects’ possession.

The Grandpass Police is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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A double murder has been reported in the Veheragodella area in Grandpass, in which two brothers were killed during a clash.

According to the Police, a clash between two parties had occurred early this morning during which the victims had been attacked with sharp objects.

The injured persons had been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital where they had succumbed to injuries.

The victims are siblings aged 23 and 24 years old. 

The suspects wanted in connection to the murders are yet to be arrested, while the Grandpass Police have launched investigations. (Newswire)

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The Police opened fire at a car that had failed to stop at a checkpoint in the Grandpass area last night.

Officials from the Colombo North Division Crimes Investigation Unit had chased after the vehicle and opened fire in the Maligawatte area. 

Following the shooting, two suspects in the car had been arrested with stocks of illicit liquor. (Newswire)

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A Police officer has sustained injuries after an elevator collapsed at an apartment complex in Colombo yesterday, it was reported.

The elevator had collapsed in ‘Block D’ of the Muwadora Uyana apartment complex in Grandpass. 

The incident is reported to have occurred around 1.30 am on Monday (Nov 11). 

The injured Police Constable had been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital following the incident. (Newswire)

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A 35-year-old man has died in a shooting incident reported in the Grandpass area this evening.

The Police said the victim had been shot by unidentified gunmen while travelling in the backseat of a three-wheeler near the Madampitiya cemetery.

The victim, a resident of Mihijaya Sevana, had sustained serious injuries in the shooting and died upon admission to the Colombo National Hospital.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the suspects had arrived in a car and had used a pistol to carry out the shooting. 

The Grandpass Police have launched investigations to apprehend the suspects involved in the incident. (Newswire)

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The Police have sought public assistance to find a 37-year-old man reported missing from the Grandpass area. 

According to a Police statement, the mother of the man had filed a complaint reporting her son missing, following which an investigation was launched by the Grandpass Police.

The missing man has been identified as a 37-year-old resident of Ferguson Road in Colombo-15. 

The public with information on the whereabouts of the missing man has been requested to contact the Police via 071-8591575 or 011-2421414. (Newswire)

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Three suspects have been arrested in connection to the double murder that was reported in the Grandpass area last week.

According to the Police, a man and a woman inside a three-wheeler were shot by the suspects, who had arrived on a motorcycle, in front of a housing scheme in Grandpass on July 25.

The Grandpass Police yesterday arrested the shooter, the motorcyclist and another person who had aided the shooting. 

The suspects are aged 26, 37, and 45 years old and are residents of Orugodawatte and Wellampitiya.

The Grandpass Police is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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Two suspects have been arrested over the shooting incident reported in the Sedawatte area in Grandpass in December last year.

Two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle had opened fire at another person in Sedawatte, Grandpass on 31st December 2023, killing the victim.

Following investigations launched by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD), one suspect was arrested along with a motorcycle on Ferguson Road in Colombo on Saturday (Jan 27).

The Police said the suspect was a 23-year-old resident of Kamburupitiya and had confessed to operating as the rider of the motorcycle at the time of the shooting.

He had further confessed that the motorcycle used in the shooting had been stolen, and the firearm used in the incident had been obtained from an individual from Wellampitiya.

The Police had thereafter, arrested a 22-year-old suspect from Welewatte in Wellampitiya for aiding the shooting by providing the firearm to the suspects and for the possession of an unauthorized weapon.

The Police had also taken into custody a pistol-type firearm, a magazine, three live bullets, and a mobile phone from the possession of the suspect.

The CCD is conducting further investigations. (NewsWire)

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The Grandpass Police have commenced an investigation into the abduction of the owner of a chain of building material stores by a group that had impersonated officers of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).

According to Daily News, the victim, who is the owner of several building material shops in Messenger Street, Colombo 12 and Kandy, had been released only after handing over a ransom of Rs. 7 million to the suspects.

The Grandpass Police have launched an investigation based on a complaint filed by the businessman, who revealed that he had been abducted near a Church in Grandpass on 10th February.

In his complaint, the victim stated that two men on a motorcycle had blocked his path claiming to be from the CID and had taken him in a van in which there were three other men.

The group had blindfolded the businessman and taken him to a house in which they had threatened him with a knife demanding Rs. 10 million but had later demanded Rs. 7 million as a ransom for his release.

The businessman had paid Rs. 7 million to the suspects with the help of a friend after which he had been released near the Dematagoda Railway Grounds. 

Filing his complaint, the businessman has stated that he had delayed seeking the assistance of the Police due to threats from the suspects. (NewsWire)

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