Former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe says he was subject to poisoning while leaving on an overseas tour in the recent past.

Speaking during an event, MP Ranasinghe said he had been severely ill for over a month due to the incident. 

Revealing details in this regard, MP Ranasinghe said he had consumed food suspected to be laced with poison during his visit to Dubai, Malaysia, and Japan recently.

The former minister said he was severely ill for over a month while in Japan, and had returned to good health due to the treatments provided by Japanese and Sri Lankan doctors.

MP Ranasinghe further said that it has come to a point where their lives were in danger from people who are hell-bent on holding on to power. (Newswire) 

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Three police personnel of the Aduruppu Veediya Police Station have been interdicted over the incident of two suspects detained over a recent shooting being poisoned in prison. 

Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said that the officers had been on duty at the time when a visitor had provided poisoned packets of milk to the suspects placed under detention over the shooting in Jinthupitiya. 

After consuming the milk packets yesterday, the suspects fell unconscious and had been admitted in serious condition to the Colombo National Hospital.

The suspects are a 27-year-old resident of Serunuwara and a 29-year-old resident of Colombo 13. 

The suspects were arrested and detained over shooting and killing an individual in the Jinthupitiya area on January 24, 2024. (NewsWire)

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The public has been requested to remain vigilant of poisonous reef fish found in the shallow sea areas of Sri Lanka.

Several reports of people being stung by the reef fish and being admitted to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital have been reported recently. 

According to Parasitology Department Senior Lecturer Dr. Janaka Ruben, the poisonous fish species has been identified as ‘Gonmaha-Stone Fish’.

Speaking to reporters, Dr. Ruben further said the stonefish is found on sandy or rubble areas of reef flats, shallow lagoons, and in small pools during low tide.

They are mostly camouflaged and sometimes covered with algae due to the slow movement of the fish, he said.

Stating that these fish come close to the shore for breeding purposes, Dr. Ruben said the fish has several spines on its back which are ingested with poison.

He warned the public to be cautious when bathing in the sea and requested that they wear slippers while bathing. (NewsWire)

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