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Tag: abduction

Gotabaya grilled for nearly 4 hours
LOCALTOP STORY

Gotabaya grilled for nearly 4 hours

Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has left the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) after recording a statement. Rajapaksa arrived at the…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/09/2018
Navy officer arrested for abduction of 11 youths given Rs. 500,000 from a Navy account
LOCAL

Navy officer arrested for abduction of 11 youths given Rs. 500,000 from a Navy account

A Sri Lankan court today remanded the former navy intelligence officer who was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/08/2018
Keith Noyahr case: Magistrate orders military intelligence chief to provide necessary information to CID
LOCAL

Keith Noyahr case: Magistrate orders military intelligence chief to provide necessary information to CID

A Sri Lankan court Wednesday further remanded the former Chief of Staff of Army, retired Major General Amal Karunasekara, who…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/06/2018
CID to record MR’s statement for Keith’s probe
LOCAL

CID to record MR’s statement for Keith’s probe

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is to record a statement from former President MP Mahinda Rajapaksa on the abduction and…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/06/2018
Karu’s statement on Noyarh tomorrow
LOCAL

Karu’s statement on Noyarh tomorrow

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is to visit the parliamentary complex tomorrow (18) at 6.30 p.m. to record a statement…

byFaraz Shauketaly17/05/2018
CID seeks public support to arrest ‘Navy Sampath’
LOCALTOP STORY

CID seeks public support to arrest ‘Navy Sampath’

The Criminal investigations Department (CID) of Sri Lanka Police is seeking public support to find former Navy Lieutenant Commander Prasad…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/04/2018
Sri Lanka police seek public assistance in finding navy officer suspected in abduction of 11 youths
LOCAL

Sri Lanka police seek public assistance in finding navy officer suspected in abduction of 11 youths

Sri Lanka Police Thursday sought public assistance to locate former Navy Lieutenant Commander Hettiarachchi Mudiyanselage Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi aka ‘Navy…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/02/2018
Former Navy Spokesman arrested for abduction of youths remanded till January 16
LOCAL

Former Navy Spokesman arrested for abduction of youths remanded till January 16

Former Naval Media Spokesperson Commodore DKP Dassanayake and five others arrested for the abduction of 11 youths has been remanded…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/01/2018
Children increasingly used as weapons of war, Unicef warns
WORLD

Children increasingly used as weapons of war, Unicef warns

2017 was a brutal year for young people caught in conflict, UN agency says, citing their recruitment as fighters and…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/12/201730/12/2017
Order to produce former Navy Spokesperson Commodore D.K.P. Dassanayake before court
LOCAL

Order to produce former Navy Spokesperson Commodore D.K.P. Dassanayake before court

A Sri Lankan court yesterday ordered the prison authorities to produce on former Navy Spokesperson Commodore D.K.P. Dassanayake in court…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/12/201723/12/2017

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