Sri Lanka Police state that a Sub‑Inspector attached to the Ambalangoda Police Station has been immediately transferred following the circulation of a video alleging that officers assaulted a man in custody. 

The move comes as a special investigation is launched into allegations that the suspect’s father was assaulted while in custody.

Police said the inquiry is being conducted under the supervision of the Senior Superintendent of Police in charge of the Galle Division, led by the Galle District (II) Superintendent of Police. 

The investigation follows the circulation of a video showing a man behaving riotously inside the Ambalangoda Police Station, claiming officers had assaulted his father.

The man’s son alleged that his father was severely assaulted after being taken into custody on the night of August 24. He claimed his father was stopped about 100 meters from their home and asked to produce his National Identity Card. Although the father offered to take officers to his nearby home to retrieve the ID, he was allegedly verbally abused and assaulted.

The son further alleged that his father was assaulted at the police station, threatened with a firearm, and denied immediate medical treatment. He said he found his father bleeding when he went to the station after becoming concerned when his father failed to return home. The family disputes police claims that the man was intoxicated at the time.

Police, however, gave a different account, stating the man was arrested for allegedly being intoxicated and behaving disorderly on a road. They said he attempted to flee during arrest but fell, causing the bleeding injuries seen in the video.

Police confirmed the man was admitted to Balapitiya Hospital on August 25 and examined by a Judicial Medical Officer. The Additional Magistrate of Balapitiya later ordered his release on bail.

The Inspector General of Police has ordered a separate investigation into the incident. Police said the probe is being conducted under the supervision of the DIG in charge of the Galle District, led by a senior officer from outside the Elpitiya Division, under which the Ambalangoda Police Station operates.

The circumstances surrounding the man’s injuries, and the conflicting accounts provided by his family and police, are now subject to the ongoing investigation. (Newswire)

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Police have appealed to the public for assistance in locating a 39‑year‑old resident of Hikkaduwa wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a female cashier at a restaurant in Meetiyagoda on 17 November 2025.

According to the Police, investigations are being carried out by the Meetiyagoda Police Station, which confirmed that the gunman has been identified but is currently absconding. 

Authorities said the suspect is also wanted in connection with shootings in the Gandara and Ambalangoda police divisions, and several warrants have been issued against him in cases pending before the Balapitiya Magistrate’s Court.

Police have requested anyone with information to contact the Police via 071‑8591481 (OIC/Meetiyagoda) or 091‑2260423 (Meetiyagoda Police Station). (Newswire)

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A 29‑year‑old resident of Thannekumbura, Kandy has been arrested after attempting to offer a bribe of Rs. 500,000 to Police officers at the Teldeniya Police Station to secure the illegal release of a drug trafficking suspect.

Police said the incident followed the arrest of a suspect with 2.385 grams of ICE narcotics on July 31, for which a detention order was obtained from the Teldeniya Magistrate’s Court. 

Based on information provided by the suspect, another individual was later arrested in Thannekumbura with 10.795 grams of ICE.

Officials revealed that during efforts to prevent the second suspect from being produced in court, a man attempted to hand over 100 notes of Rs. 5,000 each to the Officer‑in‑Charge of Teldeniya Police. 

Acting swiftly with a team of officers, the OIC arrested the individual at the police station while the bribe was being offered.

The seized cash has been taken into police custody. Investigations are being conducted under the Bribery Act, and the matter has been referred to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption for further legal action. (Newswire)

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Sri Lanka Police have disclosed that the suspect arrested in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found inside a car in Teldeniya recently (17) is also wanted over multiple financial fraud cases across several courts.

The 43‑year‑old suspect and his 35‑year‑old wife, residents of Pallekele, were arrested in Jaffna early yesterday (24) by officers of the Walana Central Anti‑Corruption Strike Unit. 

They were taken into custody following investigations into the death of a 33‑year‑old woman from Weligama, whose body was discovered inside a vehicle near the Teldeniya Hospital on June 17. 

The case has since been handed over to the Nuwara Eliya Police for further investigation.

Police said inquiries revealed the suspect had previously defrauded large sums of money by promising marriage, vehicle imports, and foreign travel. Among the cases pending against him are:

• Rs. 11.87 million fraud and illegal use of a motor car – case before Gampaha Magistrate’s Court.
• Rs. 1.72 million fraud – case before Aluthkade No. 05 Magistrate’s Court.
• Rs. 1.37 million fraud – case before Aluthkade No. 05 Magistrate’s Court.
• Rs. 2.2 million fraud linked to vehicle imports – case before Tissamaharama Magistrate’s Court.
• Four separate cases filed by the CID pending before Aluthkade, Horana, and Kaduwela Magistrates’ Courts.
• Rs. 4.2 million fraud linked to promises of foreign travel – case before Aluthkade Magistrate’s Court.

The suspects arrested in connection with the Teldeniya death are to be handed over to the Nuwara Eliya Police Station for further investigations. (Newswire)

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Police have arrested the main suspect in the Teldeniya car death case, together with his legally wedded wife and their small child, during a joint operation in Jaffna.

According to the Police, the trio were traveling by bus from Wellawatte to Chavakachcheri yesterday (23) when officers of the Jaffna Division Crime Investigation Unit and the Walana Anti‑Vice Unit intercepted them early this morning (24).

At the time of arrest, the suspect was wearing a face covering, while his wife was disguised as a Muslim woman. During questioning, he claimed to have traveled from Vavuniya to Kurunegala to hand over his other two children to Police custody.

The operation was conducted under the direct supervision of ASP Rohan Olugala, Director of the Walana Central Anti‑Vice Strike Unit. 

It is reported that according to Police sources the suspects had recently been in Negombo and Chilaw, attempting to flee abroad by sea. They are to be handed over to Nuwara Eliya Police for further investigation.

The suspect was wanted in connection with a woman’s body being discovered inside a car parked near the Teldeniya Hospital on June 17. The deceased was identified as a 34‑year‑old physiotherapist attached to the Ampara General Hospital. Police allege her lover, a software engineer from Gannoruwa, placed the body in the vehicle and fled. 

The victim’s brother had also lodged a complaint with the Nuwara Eliya Police, claiming that she was staying at a lodge in Nuwara Eliya and had not eaten for several days. 

CCTV footage later revealed her lover arriving at the lodge on June 16 around 9:50 pm, staying for 40 minutes, and then carrying her away unconscious at about 10:30 pm. 

He subsequently placed her in a car and drove off, later tipping off the Police on the body. (Newswire)

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Sri Lanka Police has issued a clarification regarding false news circulating on social media and several websites, which alleged that a special investigation was underway against SI Prasanna of Mount Lavinia for giving electric shocks to a suspect in custody. 

Issuing a statement, The Police stated that no such investigation has been initiated and described the reports as fabricated.

The Police said, per a report from the Mount Lavinia Police, on Sunday (07), a team of officers including a Sub‑Inspector attached to the Badowita Police post arrested a resident of Badowita for possession of 10.150 grams of heroin.

The suspect was later referred to the Judicial Medical Officer at Kalubowila Teaching Hospital, where he claimed to have been assaulted by arresting officers. Following examination, the JMO admitted him for residential treatment under police protection.

On Monday (08), the Mount Lavinia Magistrate visited the hospital and conducted an inspection. During this process, the suspect stated to the Magistrate that he had not been assaulted by police officers. The Magistrate subsequently ordered that the suspect be detained for seven days to facilitate further investigations.

The Police pointed out that unverified information relating to this incident has been misrepresented online, resulting in the spread of false news. (Newswire)

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The suspect wanted in connection with the double murder of an elderly couple in Dikoya, Hatton, is yet to be arrested, contrary to earlier media reports of him being rearrested, the Police said. 

According to the Police Media Division, the suspect was arrested and had been taken to the Kandy National Hospital yesterday (27) due to an illness.

However, he had escaped while under the supervision of prison officials and remains at large.

The Police further refuted media reports claiming he was rearrested, clarifying that the suspect had not yet been arrested after his escape. 

The suspect is accused of murdering a husband and wife in the Hatton-Dickoya town area before fleeing with gold jewellery.

The couple, who were residing inside a shop in the town, were found murdered on Friday (22). (Newswire)

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A 69‑year‑old resident of Gampaha was arrested last night (13) in the Sri Bodhi Mawatha area by the Police in connection with the murder of underworld figure ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’, who was gunned down inside a Colombo court in 2025. 

According to the Police, the Colombo Range Crimes Division said the suspect was taken into custody for allegedly conspiring with organized criminals abroad to plan and execute the murder. 

Investigators claim he provided the firearm used in the killing, aided and abetted the crime, and unlawfully possessed a foreign‑made repeater firearm along with 10 live cartridges and two magazines.

The courtroom shooting occurred on February 19, 2025, when a man posing as a lawyer entered the chamber and opened fire on ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’, who had been produced by prison authorities for a case hearing.

The Colombo Range Crimes Division is carrying out further investigations. (Newswire) 

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Police in Meetiyagoda have arrested several suspects wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in the area in November 2025. 

The arrests were made yesterday (29), when officers raided a house in the Mahawatta area and found suspects hiding with weapons and narcotics.

According to the Police, one suspect was taken into custody with a foreign‑made revolver, six bullets, and 13.9 grams of heroin, while another was arrested with 14.1 grams of heroin. 

Investigations revealed that these suspects were linked to the November 17, 2025, shooting in Meetiyagoda, where a man was killed.

At the same location, two more suspects were arrested with 11.5 grams and 10.5 grams of heroin, respectively. 

One of them has been identified as being involved in a double murder in Eranavila, Meetiyagoda, on May 3, 2025, where two people were shot dead with firearms.

The suspects, aged 22, 23, 28, and 34, are residents of Meetiyagoda and Madampe. 

The Police said investigations have revealed that they were hiding in a house belonging to the brother of an organized criminal currently abroad, and were planning another murder. 

The Meetiyagoda Police are continuing further investigations. (Newswire)

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The Sri Lanka Police have appealed to the public for assistance in locating a Chinese national wanted in connection with the murder of a Chinese woman in Kohuwala on 23 March 2026.

According to police, the victim, who was residing on rent in a house at a residential complex in the Kohuwala Police Division, was fatally stabbed with a knife. 

The Mount Lavinia Division Criminal Investigation Unit has launched an investigation into the crime.

The suspect, identified as Wang Huiyin, is believed to be the victim’s former partner. His details are as follows:

• Name: Wang Huiyin
• Date of Birth: 01 June 2000
• Passport Numbers: EE6791329 / ER3805969
• Other details: Injury with stitches on the fingers of his left hand

Police have requested anyone with information to contact the following numbers: 0718596408 or 071‑8591669. (Newswire)

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The Sri Lanka Police has appealed to the public for assistance in locating a suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred at a shop in the Nedimala area, Pepiliyana Road, within the Dehiwala Police Division on May 19, 2025.

According to police, two unidentified individuals arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire with a gun, killing a man. 

The Western Province South Crime Investigation Division is conducting inquiries into the incident and has identified the motorcycle rider involved.

The suspect has been named as Senarathnage Dhananjaya Kaushala Perera, a resident of Dehiwala. 

Releasing his photograph to the media, the Police have urged anyone with information to contact the authorities via the telephone numbers 071‑8596065or 011‑2809077. (Newswire)

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Police state that the second gunman involved in the Akuregoda murder of a lawyer and his wife was arrested after a team of officers from the Monaragala Police Station apprehended three suspects at an abandoned house in the Nakkala area on Tuesday (24 Feb).

According to the Police, among the arrested suspects was a 39‑year‑old former Navy soldier, who had legally left the service in 2009. The other suspects, aged 27 and 46, are from Ambalangoda and Angoda.

Investigations carried out by the Western Province Southern Crime Division revealed that one of the arrested suspects was the second gunman who, along with another, shot and killed a lawyer and his wife inside their car in Akuregoda, Thalangama, on 13th February.

Following the arrests, the suspects were handed over to the Western Province Southern Crime Division yesterday for further investigations.

The Police said that so far, eight suspects connected to the crime, including both gunmen, have been taken into custody. 

The Western Province Southern Crime Division is continuing investigations. (Newswire)

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A suspect connected to the incident where shots were fired at a jeep carrying former director of the National Lotteries Board, Thusitha Halloluwa, and two others in Narahenpita has been arrested.

According to the Police, the arrest was made last night (19 Jan) during a raid in the Thotalanga area under the jurisdiction of the Grandpass Police, where officers apprehended the suspect along with a stock of ICE narcotics. 

Police discovered 12. 450 grams of ICE in his possession, and further revealed that the motorcycle he was riding carried fake number plates. The suspect is a 30‑year‑old resident of Uswetakeiyawa.

During questioning, it was uncovered that on January 18, 2025, he had arrived at a nightclub in the Slave Island Police Division intending to shoot and kill its owner. 

When the attempt failed, the firearm he had brought was taken away by two unidentified individuals who arrived on another motorcycle.

Investigations into the motorcycle revealed that its registration number actually belonged to a different vehicle.

The Police added that it has also been revealed that the suspect maintains close ties with a member of an organized crime gang. (Newswire)

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Sri Lanka Police has appealed to the public to provide information regarding a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting and homicide incident that occurred on January 9, 2026, at Peters Lane, Galle Road, Dehiwala.

The Dehiwala Division Crime Investigation Branch is conducting further investigations into the case, where an individual was shot and killed.

Based on witness accounts, a photograph of the shooter who arrived to commit the crime has been created using AI technology.

Police request anyone with information about the suspect shown in the photograph to contact the the Police via the hotline 071-8596408. (Newswire)

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The Sri Lanka Police has requested the public to provide any information regarding offences committed by a suspect involved in a major gold fraud.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) initiated an investigation based on a complaint made on February 11, 2025, alleging that a resident of Lewis Mawatha, Kelaniya, had taken money to purchase gold items but failed to deliver them. 

The complainant stated that the suspect had claimed he could provide 3½ kilograms of gold, obtained Rs. 50 million, and later deceived him by handing over two pieces of iron coated with gold.

The suspect has been identified as Lokubadaturuge Mahesh Vinthaka De Silva, residing at No. 341, 11th Lane, Wilbawa, Kurunegala, bearing National ID No. 198621302653. 

Investigations revealed that he had been deceiving people by posing as a Lieutenant Commander in the Sri Lanka Navy using a forged identification document.

The CID arrested the suspect on December 23, 2025, produced him before the Mahara Magistrate’s Court, and he was subsequently remanded. 

To date, two complaints of fraud committed in this manner have been reported against him, and authorities stress the need to gather further information on whether he has engaged in similar offences.

As such, the Police have requested the public with related complaints to contact the hotlines 03-011-2395371 or 03- 071-8594915. (Newswire)

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Police say that six suspects have been arrested in connection with the shooting and killing of a manager at a business establishment in Ambalangoda town.

Of those arrested, two were taken into custody by the Police Special Task Force, while four were arrested by the Galle Crimes Division.

During these raids, a pistol and a revolver were also recovered from the Hikkaduwa area.

The shooting, which occurred on December 22, resulted in the death of the manager of a business establishment in Ambalangoda town at the scene itself.

Two individuals who arrived on a motorcycle carried out the shooting and then fled.

Police suspect that the shooting was the outcome of a clash between two rival criminal gangs.

Investigations have also revealed that the victim of the shooting had maintained connections with members of criminal gangs. (Newswire)

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The Police have sought public help to find a suspect wanted for several thefts in the Mahawa area on November 24.

According to the Police, the suspect had broken into four stores in the area and stolen items.

The suspect has been identified via CCTV footage obtained from the affected stores. 

The public with information on the suspect has been requested to contact the Police via the hotlines 037-2260008  or 071-8596411. (Newswire)

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Police say that the suspect arrested over a shooting attempt on a hotel in Midigama has been identified as a contract killer for an organized criminal currently residing overseas.

According to the Police, the suspect was arrested while waiting at a house in the Kapuwatte area, along with two others, to carry out a murder. 

Preliminary investigations reveal that the suspect, a 35-year-old male from Danketiya, Tangalle, is an individual who had resigned from the Military. 

His arrest comes after a team of officers from the Western Province North Crime Division conducted a raid in Midigama, arresting him along with a T-56 firearm.

Based on information revealed during the interrogation of the suspect, a further search was conducted, leading to the discovery of the following items:

• 21.75g of ‘ICE’ narcotics
• 01 T-56 magazine
• 30 T-56 bullets
• 01 internationally manufactured hand grenade
• 01 motorcycle prepared for committing the crime
• 02 helmets
• 01 mobile phone

A 07-day remand order was issued for further investigations after the suspect was produced before the Matara Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

The Weligama and Matara Police are conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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An investigation has been launched by three units of the Police Commercial Crime Investigation Division regarding the alleged preparation of forged documents related to a plot of land valued at Rs. 150 million.

According to the Police, a female suspect involved in the incident had created fake deeds and documents while staying at a rented residence. 

She is currently evading the Police and remains in hiding, while the authorities have not yet been able to confirm the location of the residence she was staying in.

As such, the Police are requesting the public to share any information or leads regarding the suspect via the Police hotlines 011- 2434504 or 011 – 2422176. (Newswire)

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CCTV footage of the suspect involved in the shooting incident that targeted the Chairman of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha, Lasantha Wickramasekara, in Weligama today, has been released to the media. 

SJB member Lasantha Wickramasekara was shot by the suspect while inside the local council’s chamber this morning. 

The CCTV footage shows the suspect, wearing a face mask and carrying a helmet, entering the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha.

It also shows the suspect fleeing on a motorcycle ridden by another suspect, soon after the shooting. 

Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Lasantha Wickramasekara, who sustained serious injuries in the shooting, succumbed to injuries after being admitted to the Matara Hospital. (Newswire)

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