The National Water Supply and Drainage Board has announced that water supply will be temporarily suspended in Wellawatte and Pamankada areas for seven hours, from 10.00 pm tonight (06) until 5.00 am tomorrow (07), due to essential maintenance work.

The Water Board said the interruption is part of improvement activities under the Greater Colombo Water and Wastewater Management Investment Programme, which is currently being implemented.

Residents in the affected areas have been requested to store sufficient water in advance and to use the available supply sparingly during the suspension period.

The Water Board also expressed regret for any inconvenience caused to consumers as a result of the essential maintenance. (Newswire)

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Police investigations into a video circulating on social media showing a woman assaulting a young girl inside a house in the Wellawatte Police Division have been concluded, after the victim and her family reportedly decided not to pursue legal action.

According to the Police, the young girl, who had been residing in the house on rent since 2019, admitted to engaging in conduct contrary to the conditions imposed by the female house owner. 

She told Police that the house owner struck her a few times as a warning, but emphasized she did not wish to take legal action against her.

Investigations further found that the video was released to social media by a person identified as the house owner’s husband. Statements obtained from both parties confirmed the accuracy of the incident as depicted.

The girl’s parents also informed Police that they did not wish to initiate legal proceedings against the house owner. Accordingly, the Wellawatte Police Station reported that the investigation has been closed. (Newswire)

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The Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court today (05) imposed a fine of Rs. 500,000 on a supermarket in Wellawatte for selling rice above the government‑stipulated Maximum Retail Price (MRP).

According to the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA), the stipulated MRP for one kilogram of local Nadu rice is Rs. 230. 

However, the supermarket was found to be selling it at Rs. 320 per kilo, overcharging consumers by Rs. 90.

The CAA said the detection was made during its continuous island‑wide enforcement operations conducted to curb traders who exploit consumers by inflating rice prices.

Urging consumers to always check the printed MRP when purchasing essential goods, the CAA reminded the public never to pay more than the stipulated price.

The public is requested to report violations immediately with proof, while complaints can be lodged via the CAA hotline 1977. (Newswire/ AI image)

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An individual has been reported dead after being hit by a train close to the Wellawatte Railway Station last evening.

According to the Police, the victim was hit by a train plying from Panadura to Puttalam. 

The Police said the identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained. 

The victim is assumed to be over 60 years of age and was last seen wearing black trousers and a short-sleeved white and blue shirt.

The body of the victim has been placed at the Kalubowila Hospital, while the Wellawatte Police is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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Police tracked down two robbery suspects by reviewing footage from nearly 500 CCTV cameras across Colombo and surrounding areas, following a daring early-morning theft in Wellawatte.

The incident took place on August 15, around 4.25 a.m., when a female doctor waiting near a bus halt was threatened with a sharp weapon and robbed of her handbag containing a laptop, a gold chain, and other valuables and cash worth nearly Rs. 453,000.

Investigators from the Wellawatte Police spent 10 days analyzing video from cameras installed along about 73 kilometres of main and byroads. Their efforts led to the arrest of two suspects in Eheliyagoda and the recovery of the stolen laptop and gold chain.

Police identified the suspects as a 44-year-old resident of Avissawella and a 40-year-old resident of Eheliyagoda.

The search continues for a third suspect and the remaining stolen property. (Newswire)

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Six foreign women were arrested following a raid conducted on a brothel operated under the guise of an Ayurvedic Spa in Wellawatte.

Based on a tip-off, the Police had raided the brothel located on Station Road in Wellawatte last night.

The arrested women are between the ages of 30 and 40, and are all foreign nationals. 

The Wellawatte Police are conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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A sinkhole has been reported on Galle Road near W.A.Silva Mawatha Junction in Wellawatte restricting traffic movement. 

According to the Police, motorists coming towards Colombo are advised to use Marine Drive as an alternate route. 

The Police further said that vehicular movement on Galle Road towards Colombo has been hampered as a result of the sinkhole. (NewsWire)

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Sri Lanka Police has issued a clarification over various media reports circulating related to Uva Province Governor A.J.M. Muzammil’s son, who is wanted over an incident of assault. 

Issuing a statement, the Police said the suspect nor his father have not informed the Police of his surrender.

The Wellawatte Police had received a complaint about the Governor’s son allegedly assaulting a woman at an apartment complex in the area, while the woman involved in the incident has been hospitalised. 

The Police said during attempts to arrest the suspect, he had misled the Police by placing his vehicle and mobile phone at a place in the Southern Province. 

The Police has seized the vehicle and the mobile phone, while the suspect is evading arrest and is currently in hiding. 

Stating that the suspect nor his father had not informed the Wellawatte Police of his surrender, the Police also denied reports claiming that they had accepted the suspect’s request to surrender. 

The Police further said that the suspect was still in hiding and investigations are ongoing to apprehend him. (NewsWire)

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A shooting incident has been reported in front of a tourist hotel on Marine Drive in Wellawatte today (Feb 27).

According to Lankadeepa, two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle had fired into the air and fled the area following the shooting.

Media reports state that preliminary Police investigations have revealed that the gunmen had used a T-56 type of firearm to carry out the shooting.

No injuries or fatalities have been reported in the shooting.

The Wellawatte Police is conducting investigations into the incident. (NewsWire)

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The Police have seized a kilo of cocaine from an apartment complex located on Fredrica Road in Wellawatte.

According to the Police, a 29-year-old individual was arrested for the possession of narcotics.

The Police further stated that the seized stock of cocaine is of a street value of more than Rs.25 million. (NewsWire)

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A 20-year-old youth has died after falling off an apartment complex in Wellawatte last night (Nov 21).

The Police said that the youth had fallen off an apartment complex on Rudra Mawatha in Wellawatte. 

The deceased has been identified as a 20-year-old resident of the area, who had resided with his parents at the apartment complex.

Investigations have revealed that the youth’s body had been found in the rear area of the apartment complex.

The Wellawatte Police is conducting investigations into the incident. (NewsWire)

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Five persons have been arrested over the brawl that broke out during a football game between two prominent boys’ schools in Colombo last evening.

The clash had broken out during a football match between Wesley College, Borella and Zahira College, Maradana held at Cooray Park in Wellawatte last evening.

According to reports, a brawl had broken out between a group of spectators and students who had attended the football game, resulting in a clash.

Police investigations have revealed that ten persons including students had been injured in the clash.

The injured persons have been admitted to the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila. 

The Police stated that the five suspects arrested in connection to the clash are residents of Wellawatte and Kirulapone. (NewsWire)

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Officials of the Sri Lanka Police Lifeguard Unit rescued two teenagers from drowning off the coast of Wellawatte on Saturday (May 06).

The Police stated that two children from the same family had been swept away by the current while bathing on the Wellawatte beach. 

Officials of the Sri Lanka Police Lifeguard Unit had rescued the two children after which they had been transferred to the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila. 

The rescued children are aged 17 and 15 years and are residents of Maligawatte. 

The Police have requested parents to be vigilant while allowing children to bathe in the sea, adding that the victims of a number of drownings reported across the country are most often children. (NewsWire)

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A 21-year-old woman has been killed after being hit by a train in the Wellawatte area yesterday (03).

The Police stated that the woman had been hit by a train plying from Dehiwala to Colombo- Fort via the coastal railway line along Marine Drive.

The deceased has been identified as a 21-year-old resident of Moratuwa. The body has been placed at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila. 

The Wellawatte Police is conducting investigations into the accident. (NewsWire)

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A portion of the lane heading to Colombo in Wellawatte near the Wellawatte train station has caved in, the Police stated. 

The Police further stated that traffic flow along Marine Drive has been disrupted as a result.

Motorists have been urged to use alternative roads to avoid traffic congestion. (NewsWire)

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