Thalangama Police have arrested 11 Indian nationals — including three women — for allegedly engaging in online gambling activities related to betting.

The arrests were made during a raid last night (Aug. 4) in the Akuregoda area, based on a tip-off received by police.

According to police, the suspects had been using mobile phones and computers to operate an online gambling racket involving money bets. During the raid, officers seized 20 mobile phones, three laptop computers, and a tablet device.

The suspects include men aged 25, 26, 27, and 29, and women aged 22, 30, and 43.

Further investigations are being carried out by the Thalangama Police. (Newswire)

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A 31-year-old woman was reported killed by her husband and his friend in the Thalahena area in Thalangama early this morning.

According to the Police, the woman had been murdered after being attacked with a sharp weapon.

Police investigations reveal that an argument had escalated between the couple last week after which the woman’s husband and his friend had attacked and murdered her.

Following the murder the suspects are reported to have left the body at the rented house the couple had been residing in and left the area.

However, the suspects had later returned to inform the Police of the murder. 

The victim’s husband, a 31-year-old resident of Hingurakgoda, and his friend, a 44-year-old resident of Galewala, have been apprehended over the murder.

The Thalangama Police is conducting investigations into the murder. (Newswire)

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The body of a woman has been recovered from a lodge in the Neralu Uyana area in Thalangama today. 

The Police Media Unit told NewsWire, that the identity of the woman, who is reported to have died in a suspicious manner, is yet to be ascertained.

The Police stated that, however, a National Identity Card (NIC) found in the possession of the woman reveals that she was born in 1973.

The Police Media Unit further stated that no suspects have been identified with regard to the death, while the Thalangama Police is conducting investigations. 

However, according to media reports, the woman is reportedly a psychiatrist and was found dead with her throat slit. (NewsWire)

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A suspect involved in the recent shooting in Thalangama, in which a 44-year-old man was killed, has been arrested after fleeing to Singapore, it was reported. 

Two men on a motorcycle shot the victim on Friday (Aug. 25) and fled the area. The victim, who is a money lender, succumbed to injuries at the Colombo National Hospital. 

According to Ada Derana, among the duo who had fled the area after the shooting, the 23-year-old accomplice had fled to Singapore.

However, upon a tip-off received by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in charge of the Nugegoda Police Division, the Police took measures to obtain a travel ban against the accomplice and brief the Singaporean authorities of the situation.

Despite the accomplice having boarded the flight to Singapore, he was arrested upon landing in the country and was immediately deported to Sri Lanka by the Singaporean authorities. 

The 23-year-old youth, a resident of Athurugiriya, was taken into custody by Sri Lankan law enforcement authorities upon his return at the Katunayake Airport yesterday (31).

Investigations have revealed that the youth had carried out the shooting on the orders of a criminal gang member operating under the alias “Athurugiriye Ladiya”.

The suspect will be produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court, while the Police intend to obtain a detention order for further interrogations. (NewsWire)

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The 44-year-old man who was injured in a shooting reported in the Korambe area in Thalangama, Battaramulla today has succumbed to injuries.

The man who was injured in the shooting had been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital where he had passed away while receiving treatment.

Two unidentified men on a motorcycle had carried out the shooting and fled the area. 

CCTV footage of the shooting has been released to the media. (NewsWire)

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Two shooting incidents have been reported in separate areas over the last 24 – hours ending at 09.00 a.m. today. 

A 49-year-old man has been injured after being shot at by unidentified gunmen at the Kurundhukumbura Junction on the Hettipola – Kuliyapitiya road last night (Aug. 24).

The Police stated that the victim had been shot by two individuals on a motorcycle.

The victim, a resident of Munamaldeniya, has been admitted to the Kuliyapitiya Hospital. 

The Hettipola Police has launched investigations to apprehend the suspects. 

Meanwhile, an individual has been injured in a shooting reported on Robert Gunawardena Mawatha in Thalangama, Battaramulla today.

The Police stated that the injured individual had been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital. 

Two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle had carried out the shooting and fled the area.

The Thalangama Police is conducting investigations to apprehend the suspects. (NewsWire)

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