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Sri Lanka Supreme Court issues stay order against arrest of former IGP over Lasantha Wickrematunge’s murder
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Sri Lanka Supreme Court issues stay order against arrest of former IGP over Lasantha Wickrematunge’s murder

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has issued an enjoining order preventing the arrest of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jayantha…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/03/2018
SSP to give secret statement on Lasantha murder
LOCAL

SSP to give secret statement on Lasantha murder

SSP Hemantha Adhikari has reportedly received court permission to give a secret statement related to the murder probe of The…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/02/2018
Former police OIC, DIG arrested over Lasantha Wickrematunge’s killing turn into state witnesses
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Former police OIC, DIG arrested over Lasantha Wickrematunge’s killing turn into state witnesses

Former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in charge of Mount Lavinia area Hemantha Adhikari has volunteered to make a statement…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/02/2018
Former DIG arrested in connection with journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge’s murder
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Former DIG arrested in connection with journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge’s murder

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of Sri Lanka Police Tuesday arrested a former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) over…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/02/2018
Mashal Khan case: Death sentence for Pakistan ‘blasphemy’ murder
WORLD

Mashal Khan case: Death sentence for Pakistan ‘blasphemy’ murder

A Pakistani court has sentenced one man to death and handed life terms to five others for murdering a student…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/02/2018
Kentucky school shooting: Two teenagers dead and 17 injured
WORLD

Kentucky school shooting: Two teenagers dead and 17 injured

Two people have been killed and 17 injured in a high school shooting in the US state of Kentucky. A…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/01/2018
Australian mother accused of murdering adult children
WORLD

Australian mother accused of murdering adult children

An Australian woman has been accused of murdering two of her children and torturing a third, in alleged crimes that…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/01/2018
Dubai court sentences Sri Lankan worker to life in prison for murder of compatriot
LOCAL

Dubai court sentences Sri Lankan worker to life in prison for murder of compatriot

A Sri Lankan migrant worker in the United Arab Emirates has been sentenced to life in prison for murder of…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/12/2017
Melbourne car attack: Australia police charge driver with 18 counts of attempted murder
WORLD

Melbourne car attack: Australia police charge driver with 18 counts of attempted murder

A man accused of driving his car into pedestrians in the Australian city of Melbourne has been charged with 18…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/12/2017
Appeal against the acquittal of suspects in TNA MP’s murder to be heard on February 16
LOCAL

Appeal against the acquittal of suspects in TNA MP’s murder to be heard on February 16

The Court of Appeal today fixed the date to hear the appeal filed against the verdict issued by a lower…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/12/2017

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