The Officer‑in‑Charge (OIC) of the Welikada Police Station has been remanded after being arrested on suspicion of soliciting a bribe of Rs. 300,000 each to return passports belonging to Chinese nationals detained recently in Rajagiriya.

The suspect was taken into custody by the Colombo Central Crimes Investigation Division and produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

After hearing submissions from both sides, Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama ordered the suspect to be placed in remand custody until June 9. (Newswire)

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The Borella Police yesterday (27) arrested a prison jailer and a guard in connection with the death of a remand prisoner at the Colombo Magazine Prison.

According to the Police, the arrests were made after an altercation inside the prison involving two inmates and a guard, which left three individuals injured.

All were admitted to the prison hospital, where one of the inmates, a 37‑year‑old resident of Nawagampura, Colombo 14, succumbed to his injuries.

The Police said that the deceased had been in remand custody over possession of narcotics.

On the orders of the Inspector General of Police, further investigations are being carried out under the supervision of Colombo Division DIG Nishantha Soysa, with the Borella Police, Colombo Division Criminal Investigation Division, and Colombo South Division Criminal Investigation Unit assisting in the probe. (Newswire)

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The domestic help of a Sri Lankan female teledrama producer has died in Police custody after being arrested over a complaint related to theft. 

According to Daily News, the teledrama producer, who is a resident of Rajagiriya, had filed a complaint with the Welikada Police on theft at her house on May 11.

Following the complaint, her female domestic help, a 42-year-old woman from Demodara, Badulla, was arrested and interrogated by the Police. 

According to the Police, the suspect was arrested and interrogated at the Police Station during which she had suddenly fallen ill, showing signs of difficulty in breathing.

The woman had been immediately admitted to the Colombo National Hospital, however, she had died at the hospital. (NewsWire)

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The body of an elderly woman was recovered from the Diyawanna Oya close to the Parliament of Sri Lanka today, the Welikada Police stated.

The Police further stated that the deceased is yet to be identified.

They added that measures are being taken to ascertain her identity. (NewsWire)

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