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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The Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court today ordered that four suspects, including the main suspect, be remanded until July 9 in connection with the death of a physiotherapist whose body was found inside a motor vehicle in Teldeniya.

Those remanded include the main suspect linked to the murder, his wife, the OIC of the Kundasale Police Training School, and a driver attached to the Kundasale Pradeshiya Sabha.

The suspects were produced before the Magistrate earlier today, following which the order for their remand was issued.

The body of the physiotherapist was discovered inside a car near the Teldeniya Hospital on June 17. Police investigations unveiled CCTV footage showing the main suspect moving the woman’s body from a lodge in Nuwara Eliya, after which it was found inside a car in Teldeniya. 

The suspect along with his wife were arrested days later while traveling by bus from Wellawatte to Chavakachcheri on June 23. Following investigations, Sri Lanka Police disclosed that the main suspect was wanted over multiple financial fraud cases across several courts.

Thereafter, the OIC of the Kundasale Police Training School was arrested by the Nuwara Eliya Police  on charges of aiding and abetting the main suspect and his wife to evade arrest. (Newswire)

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The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Kundasale Police Training School has been arrested by the Nuwara Eliya Police in connection with the suspicious death of a physiotherapist in Teldeniya.

Police said the arrest was made on charges of aiding and abetting the main suspect and his wife to hide.

Extensive investigations are already underway into this death, and the police stated that this officer has been arrested based on a confession made by the suspect.

The OIC of the Kundasale Police Training School is reported to have served as the former OIC of the Menikhinna Police Station.

Meanwhile, the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court has granted permission to detain and question the main suspect, his wife, and another suspect for 48 hours.

On June 17, the body of the physiotherapist was discovered inside a car near the Teldeniya Hospital. (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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Police have released further information regarding the discovery of a woman’s body inside a car parked near Teldeniya Hospital, identifying the deceased as a 34‑year‑old physiotherapist of the Ampara General Hospital.

Investigations revealed that her lover, a software engineer of Gannoruwa, Kandy, had placed the body in the vehicle and fled the area. 

Police said the suspect, who had been in a relationship with the victim for about eight months, is now wanted and public assistance has been sought to trace him.

According to media reports, the Police said the victim had borrowed approximately Rs. 15 million from a bank and several individuals, expecting to travel to Canada with her partner. 

When the plan failed and creditors demanded repayment, she came under severe mental stress. She had been staying at a lodge in Nuwara Eliya since June 3, and had contacted her brother and a psychiatrist expressing distress.

CCTV footage showed the suspect arriving at the lodge on Tuesday (16) around 9.50 pm, staying for 40 minutes, and later carrying her away while she was conscious. He then placed her in a car and drove off. The vehicle was later found parked near Teldeniya Hospital, with the body covered by a black cloth in the front passenger seat.

Police say further inquiries revealed the car belonged to another girlfriend of the suspect, residing in Ampara. 

Following a post‑mortem examination, an open verdict was delivered, with authorities yet to confirm whether the death was a murder or due to another cause.

The investigation is continuing under the Nuwara Eliya Police. (Newswire)

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A 16-year-old schoolboy has died after being trapped under an earth embankment that had collapsed due to heavy rains in the Gallewatte area in Medamahanuwara in the Teldeniya Police Division.

The Police told Newswire that the earth embankment had collapsed around 04.30 am today trapping the sleeping teenager between a wall of the house and soil.

Despite having been rescued and admitted to the Medamahanuwara Hospital, the boy had died while receiving treatment. 

A 61-year-old woman and a 14-year-old boy who had also sustained injuries in the incident are undergoing treatment. (Newswire)

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