The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has sealed a warehouse in Peliyagoda after uncovering more than 4.2 million kilograms of expired sugar being repacked and released to the market at cut‑rate prices.

The raid, carried out on Monday (06) in a joint special operation by the Consumer Affairs Authority and the Walana Central Anti‑Corruption Task Force, targeted a large‑scale sugar importer in Kelaniya’s Pethiyagoda area.

Investigators found sugar stocks imported as far back as five years ago stored alongside unexpired supplies. 

The expired sugar was allegedly repackaged and sold at prices well below the prevailing market rate. 

At the time of the raid, officers identified approximately 85,000 bags of sugar weighing 50 kg each inside the warehouse.

The suspects linked to the operation have been released on bail, while the entire warehouse complex remains sealed pending further investigation. (Newswire)

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A female child, aged 03 months and 23 days, has died in a multi-vehicle collision reported on the Colombo-Kandy main road in the Peliyagoda Police Division last evening.

According to the Police, a three-wheeler travelling from Colombo towards Kandy had collided with a motorcycle and a car parked near a pedestrian crossing near Rohana Viharaya. 

Two young children travelling in the three-wheeler were seriously injured in the accident, with the infant succumbing to injuries after being admitted to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo. 

The mother of the children, the driver of the three-wheeler and another person who was travelling in the three-wheeler were also injured and admitted to the Colombo National Hospital.

The deceased infant has been identified as a resident of Pattiya Junction, Kelaniya. The Peliyagoda Police are conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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Police say the victim targeted by unidentified gunmen in Peliyagoda yesterday has succumbed to injuries.

According to the Police, gunmen on a motorcycle had opened fire at an individual travelling on a motorcycle on Gnanarathana Mawatha in Peliyagoda. 

The victim had been injured, while another person nearby had also been injured in the shooting. 

Both injured persons had been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital, after which the person targeted by the gunmen had succumbed to injuries. 

The deceased is a 45-year-old man from Colombo 15.

The gunmen had fled the area following the shooting. The Peliyagoda Police have launched investigations into the incident. (Newswire)

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Police say two people, including a pedestrian, have been injured in the shooting incident that was reported in the Peliyagoda area today. 

According to the Police, unidentified gunmen had opened fire at a man travelling on a scooter on Gnanarathana Mawatha in Peliyagoda. 

The victim is a 45-year-old resident of Colombo 15, working at the Peliyagoda fish market. 

The Police further said that, however, another man who was travelling on a bicycle near the victim had also been injured in the shooting.

He has been identified as a resident of Colombo 15. Both injured individuals have been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital. 

The Police said a T56 firearm had been used to carry out the shooting, while it is yet to be ascertained how the suspects had arrived and left the scene of the crime. 

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

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An individual has been injured in a shooting reported in Peliyagoda this morning.

According to the Police, an unidentified gunman had opened fire at the victim on Gunarathana Mawatha in Peliyagoda. 

The Police further said that the injured individual has been hospitalized. (Newswire)

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Two former Police officers have been sentenced to death over the demise of a suspect in custody in 2005.

The death sentence was issued by the Colombo High Court when the case was taken up for hearing today (Mar 04).

The two Police officers attached to the Peliyagoda Police are accused of assaulting to death a suspect while in custody at the Police station in 2005. 

The suspect was reportedly apprehended for having committed a robbery. (NewsWire)

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A Police Constable has been interdicted for having danced on stage during a musical show held during a New Year festival function in Peliyagoda recently. 

The Constable attached to the Peliyagoda Police Station has been interdicted by the Kelaniya Assistant Superintendent of Police for having behaved so while on duty.

According to Daily News, a Sergeant and four Police Constables, including the officer in question, had been deployed on security duties at the venue of the musical show.

Despite the organizers of the musical show having been instructed to end the show by midnight, special permission had been given by the Police officers to perform for an extra half hour.

Close to the end of the extended time, the Police Constable in question was seen talking with the musical band on the stage after which he started dancing on the stage.

Investigations found that the Constable had requested the band to perform his favourite song and had continued dancing preventing the musical band from ending the show, resulting in the organizers removing the Police Constable from the stage. 

The Sergeant in charge of security had taken steps to inform the Officer-In-Charge of this incident after which an investigation had been held and the Assistant Superintendent of Police had interdicted the Police Constable involved. (NewsWire)

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