CCTV footage has been released to the media showing two masked men setting fire to a luxury bus operating on the Kaduwela–Matara route via the Southern Expressway in a suspected arson attack at the Kaduwela main bus stand early Wednesday. 

The video captures the men walking towards the bus, igniting it, and then calmly walking away.

According to Kaduwela Police, the incident occurred between 2.30 am and 2.45 am near the weekly fair grounds. 

The blaze completely destroyed the luxury bus, while two nearby Kaduwela–Kollupitiya service buses sustained minor damage.

Police said the driver and conductor of the targeted bus had been asleep inside when the fire broke out. They escaped unharmed after another driver and conductor in a nearby bus spotted the suspects and raised the alarm.

A senior police officer stated that investigators suspect the attack may have been linked to a personal dispute. Further investigations are being carried out by the Kaduwela Police. (Newswire)

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Kaduwela Mayor Ranjan Jayalal has accused two media institutions of conspiring against the National People’s Power (NPP), claiming that his recent fall at an event was also due to the actions of one of these media institutions. 

Speaking to reporters, Ranjan Jayalal said that at the event, while walking forward, he saw one journalist raising the camera cable off the floor, due to which he tripped and fell. 

Claiming that this was a conspiracy, he further said that those two media outlets are working by putting aside their moral ethics. 

“This is a conspiracy. We are a party that has fallen multiple times in the last 04 decades and have always risen. If anyone thinks they can topple us now, we are done falling. We will never collapse again,” he said. (Newswire)

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The Kaduwela Police has found a haul of weapons, including an internationally manufactured firearm, from an abandoned well on land belonging to a private company.

An internationally manufactured pistol, 143 bullets of the pistol, one revolver and 09 revolver bullets were found following a raid conducted by the Kaduwela Police based on a tip-off.

The weapons were found covered in a polythene bag inside the 45-foot well today, while details regarding the suspects are yet to be found. 

The Kaduwela Police is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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Shots have been fired in the air by an unidentified gunman in the Kaduwela area in the Nawagamuwa Police Division.

According to media reports, the incident is reported to have taken place in front of a hardware store in Korathotuwa, Kaduwela. 

It is reported that the shooting was carried out by two unidentified men who had arrived on a scooter.

CCTV footage shows one suspect, wearing a helmet and a face mask, entering the hardware premises, firing into the air, and immediately leaving the premises. (NewsWire)

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An 11-year-old boy has died after being attacked by a crocodile in Kaduwela yesterday (Jan 16).

According to new reports, the boy had been bathing in the Kelaniya River with his sibling and grandmother at the time of the incident.

The deceased has been identified as a resident of Welivita in Kaduwela. 

A combined search operation has been launched by the Police, Navy, and area residents to find the body of the boy. (NewsWire)

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Sixteen motorcycles have been taken into Police custody on charges of having been ridden in a reckless manner on the Weliwita Wewa Road in Kaduwela last evening.

The Police stated that the group was apprehended following a tip-off to the Police officers of the Kaduwela station who were engaged in motor traffic duty.

The youths were found to be speeding and racing in the motorcycles, with some one-wheeling and without helmets.

The group had disregarded Police orders to stop and had sped away, after which the officers had chased after them and took into custody 16 motorcycles.

The suspects aged between 18 to 26 years have been identified as residents of Wellampitiya, Mulleriyawa, Angoda, Malabe, and Kelanimulla.

The group has been instructed to appear before the Kaduwela Magistarte’s Court tomorrow (July 18). 

The Kaduwela Police is conducting investigations into the matter. (NewsWire)

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