Colombo woman arrested for Rs. 1.34M overseas job scam
2025-03-15
A 45-year-old Colombo resident has been arrested for defrauding Rs. 1,340,000 from the public promising to send them overseas inContinue Reading
24 yr old woman wanted over monk’s murder arrested at Airport
2025-03-13
A 24-year-old woman wanted in connection to the murder of a Buddhist monk in Seeduwa in September 2022 has beenContinue Reading
Passenger arrested for attempting to sexually harass female air hostesses
2025-03-12
A 65-year-old passenger has been arrested on charges of having allegedly harassed passengers and attempted to sexually harass female airContinue Reading
Middeniya shooting : Police Constable arrested
2025-03-04
A Police Constable attached to the Weeraketiya Police Station has been arrested on charges of aiding the shooting in MiddeniyaContinue Reading
Two arrested with 90 litres of illicit liquor
2025-02-24
Two suspects who had transported 90 litres of illicit liquor in a three-wheeler have been apprehended in the Mahingoda areaContinue Reading
Suspect arrested for attempting to extort Rs. 5 Mn from businessman
2025-01-28
One suspect, among two, has been arrested for threatening a businessman and his wife living in Thalawathugoda to extort Rs.Continue Reading
4020 wanted suspects nabbed in 12 days – Police
2025-01-27
Sri Lanka Police says 249 suspects directly involved in crimes have been arrested within a period of 12 days duringContinue Reading
Social activist Namal Kumara arrested
2025-01-01
Social activist Namal Kumara has been arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) today. The Police said he was arrestedContinue Reading
Sri Lankan Couple arrested for Major Financial Crimes : New update
2024-12-27
A Sri Lankan couple wanted for large-scale financial fraud amounting to Rs. 1.6 billion have been remanded after being arrestedContinue Reading
Three arrested for illegal artefact excavation
2024-12-24
Police arrested three individuals on Monday (23) for illegally excavating artefacts in the Angala Oya area of Girandurukotte. The arrestsContinue Reading
Russian arrested smuggling Rs. 10 mn worth of ‘Kush’ at BIA
2024-12-24
A Russian national who attempted to smuggle a stock of “Kush” drugs worth approximately Rs. 10 million, cleverly concealed inContinue Reading
Death of Cop : Two arrested over road accident
2024-12-16
Two suspects wanted over a road accident, in which a Police Officer was killed in the Waththegama area on Saturday,Continue Reading
Court rules Azath Salley’s 2021 arrest & detention unlawful
2024-12-12
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ruled that the arrest and detention of former Western Province Governor Azath SalleyContinue Reading
Election law violations : Two candidates arrested
2024-11-14
Incidents of election law violations have been reported from 20 districts during the 2024 Parliamentary Election held today, the PoliceContinue Reading
Nude photo threat : 20 yr old arrested
2024-11-06
A 20-year-old has been arrested for defrauding Rs. 700,000 from an individual by threatening to share explicit photographs and videosContinue Reading
Sexual harassment : Four, including Army personnel, arrested
2024-09-30
Four suspects, including two military personnel, have been arrested on charges of having sexually harassed women in incidents reported inContinue Reading
Ex-PC member’s relative remanded for possession of bullets
2024-09-09
The daughter-in-law of a former member of the North-Central Provincial Council has been remanded for the possession of 28 bullets,Continue Reading
Six Chinese nationals arrested for illegally residing in SL
2024-08-01
A group of Chinese nationals have been arrested in Payagala for allegedly violating visa conditions. The Police said the groupContinue Reading