Two suspects have been arrested over the murder of a 32-year-old man in the Nivithigala area on Monday.

According to the Police, the deceased is a resident of Kolambagama in Nivithigala.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that a personal dispute between the victim and three others had escalated, resulting in the man being attacked with a sharp object. 

The Nivithigala Police is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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The opposition, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), has established power in the Nivithigala Pradeshiya Sabha in Ratnapura and the Ambagamuwa Pradeshiya Sabha in Nuwara Eliya.

SJB candidate Ajith Nawalage was elected Chairman of the Nivithigala Pradeshiya Sabha during its inaugural session held today.  

Meanwhile, SJB candidate Kapila Nakandala was elected Chairman of the Ambagamuwa Pradeshiya Sabha during the council’s inaugural session yesterday.

Both SJB candidates had been elected after securing a majority of votes during elections held at the two local councils. 

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya had secured a majority of seats in both local councils in the 2025 Local Government Elections. (Newswire)

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A 16-year-old schoolgirl has been found dead in a rubber estate in the Nivithigala area on Monday (July 08).

According to the Police, the deceased has been identified as a resident of the Watapotha area.

Police investigations reveal that the girl’s mother operates a store close to the Watapotha Buddhist Temple and that the girl had been at home alone due to not attending school.

Hence, the mother is reported to have informed her via telephone to come to the store and as the child had delayed to arrive, she had gone in search of her.

While en route to her house, the child’s mother had found her daughter’s body amidst a rubber estate. 

The Police suspect that the branch of a rubber tree may have fallen on her resulting in her death.

The Nivithigala Police is conducting investigations into the incident. (Newswire)

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