Police have arrested three suspects in Kelaniya for allegedly engaging in a vehicle racket using forged documents. 

According to the Police, the arrests were made last night (19) by officers of the Western Province Northern Crime Division, acting on intelligence received.

During the raid, police seized a car prepared with falsified documents along with 19 live rounds of ammunition used for M60‑type weapons.

The suspects, aged 26, 35, and 40, are residents of Nittambuwa, Raddawana, and Makola. 

They remain in custody as further investigations are being conducted by the Western Province Northern Crime Division. (Newswire)

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Dr. N.D.G. Gayantha, Head of the Psychology Unit at the Department of Philosophy, University of Kelaniya, has died in a tragic accident.

The accident occurred on the Central Expressway while he was returning from a trip to Nagadeepa, Jaffna, with his wife and three young children.

Gayantha was fatally injured when the van he was traveling in collided with the rear of a lorry. 

The academic was 46 years old at the time of his passing.

His wife, three children, and two others sustained injuries and are currently receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hospital.

The accident took place last night (March 18) when the van, travelling from Kurunegala towards Mirigama, lost control and crashed into the lorry ahead, Police said. 

Mirigama Police are conducting further investigations into the incident. (Newswire)

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The body of a woman suspected to have died in a suspicious manner was found inside a house in Kelaniya yesterday (18).

The Police stated that following an inspection of the house, it was found that the woman had died a few days prior.

The deceased has been identified as a 42-year-old resident of the Gonawala area in Kelaniya who had been residing alone.

The Police had found the body after a complaint was filed claiming a foul smell was emitted from the house.

The Magisterial Inquiry and the postmortem examination were conducted yesterday.

The Kelaniya Police is conducting investigations. (NewsWire)

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