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Wanted

Kaluarachchi Liyanage Niluksha Weerasinghe

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The Western Province Southern District Criminal Investigation Division is conducting investigations to apprehend the suspects connected to the fatal shooting of an attorney-at-law and his wife at the parking area of a supermarket in the Akuregoda area, within the Thalangama Police Division, on 16.02.2026. Police are seeking public assistance to locate and arrest the suspect who allegedly drove the vehicle used by the gunmen involved in this double homicide. The details of the suspect are as follows: Suspect Details Name: Kaluarachchi Liyanage Niluksha Weerasinghe Address: Weerasinghe Malshalawa, Paragoda, Imaduwa National Identity Card No: 199714103549 The Police request members of the public to provide any information regarding the suspect by contacting the following telephone numbers: Telephone Numbers – * Director, Western Province (South) District Crime Division – 071-8592279* Officer-in-Charge, Western Province (South) District Crime Division – 071-8596065  Further investigations are being carried out by the Western Province Southern District Criminal Investigation Division.  

Wanted

Wickrama Karalu Arachchige Sandhya Nimali Wickrama Arachchi

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The Homicide and Organized Crime Investigation Unit of the Central Crime Investigation Bureau is conducting inquiries to locate and apprehend a female suspect who has absconded from her place of residence and is currently in hiding. Name of the suspect: Wickrama Karalu Arachchige Sandhya Nimali Wickrama Arachchi NIC No: 795493018V Members of the public are kindly requested to provide any information that may assist in locating or arresting the suspect. Contact details: Homicide and Organized Crime Investigation Unit – 011 2502619 OIC, Homicide and Organized Crime Investigation Unit – 075 1504615

Special Events

134 Cabs Donated by the Government of India to the Sri Lanka Police

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Symbolising the Indo–Sri Lanka Friendship Programme, 134 cabs donated by the Government of India for the use of the Sri Lanka Police were formally handed over by the High Commissioner of India, Mr. Santosh Jha, to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on the morning of 25 May 2026, in front of the Presidential Secretariat. The Inspector General of Police, Attorney-at-Law Mr. Priyantha Weerasuriya, who attended the event, stated that this donation, valued at approximately Rs. 700 million, would significantly enhance the operational efficiency of the Sri Lanka Police and improve the quality of public service delivery. The event was attended by the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala, Deputy Minister Sunil Watagala, Secretary to the Ministry Ravi Seneviratne, officials of the Indian High Commission, and senior officers of the Sri Lanka Police. On this occasion, the Inspector General of Police, Attorney-at-Law Priyantha Weerasuriya, presented a commemorative memento to the Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha in recognition of this generous contribution.

Special Events

The “Ratama Ekata – National Mission” awareness meeting for the Eastern Province was held to recognize and appreciate officers who carried out large-scale drug raids.

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The “Iwathwanu” Ratama Ekata National Drug Prevention Operation, launched on 30 October 2025 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo under the leadership of H.E. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, is currently being implemented islandwide with considerable success. Public Safety Committee meetings previously conducted under the patronage of the President in the Southern, Northern, and Central Provinces have produced significant progress in efforts to curb the spread of drug abuse. As part of this ongoing national initiative, a large-scale Public Safety Committee meeting aimed at educating the people of the Batticaloa District in the Eastern Province about the program was held in Batticaloa on 20 May 2026 under the patronage of the President. During the event, the President presented cash rewards and gifts to police officers in the Eastern Province, as well as members of the tri-forces, in recognition of their direct contribution to major drug detection and raid operations carried out in the line of duty. Addressing the gathering, the President emphasized that society has been adversely affected by the growing drug menace. He further stated that the national campaign launched to protect the country’s youth from the devastating impact of narcotics — regardless of ethnicity, social status, or geographic location — would continue to be implemented with unwavering commitment and would not be reversed under any circumstances. Members of the Maha Sangha of the Eastern Province and other religious leaders, Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Mr. Ananda Wijepala, Inspector General of Police Mr. Priyantha Weerasooriya, officers of the tri-forces, government officials, and a large number of local residents attended the event.

Police News

Investigation into Motorcycle Parade Conducted in Violation of Traffic Regulations

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Photographs and video footage depicting a motorcycle parade that allegedly violated traffic regulations during celebrations held in the Northern Province on 18 May 2026 have been widely circulated on social media platforms. The footage shows several individuals riding motorcycles without wearing safety helmets. Following intelligence-led inquiries, it was revealed that the group of motorcyclists had travelled from Puttur Junction towards Kodikamam and subsequently proceeded in the direction of Kilinochchi. Accordingly, on 19 May 2026, a team of officers attached to the Kilinochchi Police Station visited the Kerakkankaddu area in Kilinochchi to identify the registered owner of a motorcycle captured in the circulated footage. The owner of the motorcycle was located, and a statement was recorded for further investigation. Preliminary investigations have further revealed that a number of motorcyclists had gathered near the Vishwamadu Junction on 18 May 2026 and travelled along the Mullaitivu Road towards Wellamullivaikkal. Based on extensive inquiries conducted by officers attached to the Puthukkudiyiruppu Police Station to identify individuals involved in the procession and those riding without safety helmets, three suspects were arrested on 23 May 2026. In view of the ongoing investigations being conducted by law enforcement and security agencies under the relevant legal provisions, including matters relating to national security, Sri Lanka Police acknowledges the public’s vigilance in reporting and drawing attention to such incidents through photographs and video evidence. Such public cooperation plays an important role in ensuring the effective enforcement of the law. At this stage, investigations are being carried out meticulously to establish the facts, identify all individuals involved, determine the extent of any legal violations, and present the relevant evidence before the courts where appropriate. No individual will be presumed guilty until the investigation process is completed and due legal procedures have been followed. Sri Lanka Police wishes to assure the public that the law will be enforced impartially and equally, regardless of ethnicity, religion, social standing, or any other personal consideration, within every police jurisdiction across the country. The public is also requested not to be influenced by misinformation or the agendas of organized groups seeking to undermine public confidence in law enforcement authorities. Sri Lanka Police remains committed to conducting thorough, transparent, and professional investigations while upholding the rule of law and maintaining public trust.

Special Events

Financial Assistance Provided to International Police Association Members Affected by Cyclone “Ditwa”

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Financial Assistance Provided to International Police Association Members Affected by Cyclone “Ditwa” Financial assistance was extended to members of the International Police Association (IPA) who suffered losses and property damage as a result of Cyclone “Ditwa”, which severely impacted the island. The assistance programme was held at Police Headquarters on 22 May 2026. A limited number of officers attended the event as representatives of IPA members serving across the country who were affected by the disaster. Financial aid will subsequently be distributed at the divisional level to all affected police officers who are members of the Association. This initiative further demonstrates the unwavering commitment of the Sri Lanka Police and the International Police Association to the welfare and well-being of police officers who continue to carry out their duties diligently, even in the face of unexpected natural disasters and challenging circumstances. The event was attended by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Administration, Mr. Sanjeewa Dharmaratne, Secretary General of the Sri Lanka Branch of the International Police Association, Ms. Sunethra Seneviratne, and several senior police officers representing the Sri Lanka Branch of the International Police Association.

Notable Services

Extension of the Closing Date for Applications for Recruitment to the Sri Lanka Police and Police Special Task Force

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2026.03.27 වන දිනැති රජයේ ගැසට් පත්‍ර අංක 2482 පරිදි ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොලිසියට හා පොලිස් විශේෂ කාර්ය බලකායට ආධුනික පොලිස් කොස්තාපල්, කාන්තා පොලිස් කොස්තාපල් හා පොලිස් කොස්තාපල් රියැදුරු යන නිලයන් සඳහා බඳවා ගැනීම් මේ දිනවල සිදු‌ කෙරේ.  මාර්ගගත ක්‍රමවේදය ඔස්සේ පමණක් අයදුම්පත් කැඳවූ අතර අයදුම්පත් භාර ගැනීමේ අවසන් දිනය 2026.05.08 වන දිනය 2026.05.15 දිනැති රජයේ ගැසට් පත්‍ර අංක 2489 අනුව 2026.06.01 දින දක්වා දීර්ඝ කර ඇත.  අයදුම්පත් යොමු කිරීමේදී යම් ගැටළුවක් වෙතොත් අයදුම්කරුවන් හට පොලිස් ආධුනිකයින් බඳවා ගැනීමේ කොට්ඨාසයේ පහත සඳහන් දුරකථන අංක මගින් විස්තර දැන ගැනීමේ හැකියාව ඇත.  දුරකථන අංක :-  ස්ථානාධිපති / පොලිස් ආධුනිකයින් බඳවා ගැනීමේ කොට්ඨාසය:-071 – 8591925 011 – 2505202011 – 2552953   – පොලිස් කොස්තාපල් හා විශේෂ කාර්ය බලකා පොලිස් කොස්තාපල් තනතුර – මූලික සුදුසුකම් * වයස -අයදුම්පත් භාරගන්නා අවසන් දිනට අවුරුදු 18-24 අතර විය යුතුය. * අධ්‍යාපන සුදුසුකම් අධ්‍යයන පොදු සහතික පත්‍ර (සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ) විභාගයෙන් ගණිතය, විද්‍යාව, සිංහල/දෙමළ භාෂාව සහ ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂාව ඇතුලුව විෂයයන් පහ (05) ක් සදහා සම්මාන සමාර්ථ සහිතව විෂයන් හය (06) කින් දෙවරකට නොවැඩි වාර ගණනකදී සමත් විම.  හෝ අධ්‍යයන පොදු සහතික පත්‍ර (සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ) විභාගයෙන් ගණිතය, සිංහල හෝ දෙමළ භාෂාව ඇතුලුව විෂයයන් පහ (05) ක් සදහා සම්මාන සමාර්ථ සහිතව අධ්‍යයන පොදු සහතික පත්‍ර (සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ) විභාගයෙන් විෂයයන් හය (06) කින් දෙවරකට නොවැඩි වාර ගණනකදී සමත් වීම සහ අධ්‍යයන පොදු සහතික පත්‍ර (උසස් පෙළ) විභාගයෙන් එක් වරකදී විෂයයන් දෙකකින් සමත් විම   * කායික සුදුසුකම් උස අඩි 05 අඟල් 04 හෝ ඊට වැඩි විය යුතුයි. (සෙන්ටිමීටර් 162.56) පපුව අවම වශයෙන් හුස්ම නාල්ලා අඟල් 30 ක් විය යුතුය. (සෙන්ටිමීටර් 76.2) * විවාහක අවිවාහක බව- අවිවාහක විය යුතුය. ……………………………  – පොලිස් කොස්තාපල් රියදුරු හා විශේෂ කාර්ය බලකා පොලිස් කොස්තාපල් රියදුරු තනතුර – මූලික සුදුසුකම් * වයස -අයදුම්පත් භාර ගන්නා අවසන් දිනට වයස අවුරුදු 18-28 ත් අතර විය යුතුය. * අධ්‍යාපන සුදුසුකම් අ.පො.ස. (සා/පෙළ) විභාගයෙන් ගණිතය හා මාධ්‍ය භාෂාව ඇතුලුව දෙවරකට නොවැඩි  වාර ගණනකදී සම්මාන දෙකක් සහිතව විෂයන් 06 කින් සමත් වීම, * කායික සුදුසුකම්  උස අඩි 05 අඟල් 02 හෝ ඊට වැඩි විය යුතුයි. (සෙන්ටිමීටර් 157.48 )  පපුව අඟල් 30 හෝ ඊට වැඩි විය යුතුයි. (සෙන්ටිමීටර් 76) හුස්ම නාල්ලා * විවාහක අවිවාහක බව- අවිවාහක විය යුතුය වෘත්තීය සුදුසුකම්  * සැහැල්ලු මෝටර් රථ හෝ බර වාහන පැදවීමේ වලංගු රියදුරු බලපත්‍රයක් ලබා තිබීම ………………… – කාන්තා පොලිස් කොස්තාපල් හා විශේෂ කාර්ය බලකා කාන්තා පොලිස් කොස්තාපල් තනතුර – මූලික සුදුසුකම් * වයස -අයදුම්පත් භාරගන්නා අවසන් දිනට අවුරුදු 18-24 අතර විය යුතුය. * අධ්‍යාපන සුදුසුකම් අධ්‍යයන පොදු සහතික පත්‍ර (සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ) විභාගයෙන් ගණිතය, විද්‍යාව, සිංහල/දෙමළ භාෂාව සහ ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂාව ඇතුලුව විෂයයන් පහ (05) ක් සදහා සම්මාන සමාර්ථ සහිතව විෂයන් හය (06) කින් දෙවරකට නොවැඩි වාර ගණනකදී සමත් විම.  හෝ අධ්‍යයන පොදු සහතික පත්‍ර (සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ) විභාගයෙන් ගණිතය, සිංහල හෝ දෙමළ භාෂාව ඇතුලුව විෂයයන් පහ (05) ක් සඳහා සම්මාන සමාර්ථ සහිතව අධ්‍යයන පොදු සහතික පත්‍ර (සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ) විභාගයෙන් විෂයයන් හය (06) කින් දෙවරකට නොවැඩි වාර ගණනකදි සමත් විම සහ අධ්‍යයන පොදු සහතික පත්‍ර (උසස් පෙළ) විභාගයෙන් එක් වරකදී විෂයයන් දෙකකින් සමත් විම. * කායික සුදුසුකම්  උස අඩි 05 අඟල් 01 හෝ ඊට වැඩි විය යුතුයි. (සෙන්ටිමීටර් 154.94) * විවාහක අවිවාහක බව – අවිවාහක විය යුතුය. ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොලිසියේ සහ පොලිස් විශේෂ කාර්ය බලකායේ අභිමානය ඉදිරියට ගෙනයමින්, නීතිය හා සාමය සුරකින අතරම මව්බිමේ ආරක්ෂාව වෙනුවෙන් තම ශක්තිය හා ධෛර්යය කැප කිරීමට සූදානම්, විනයගරුක සහ ක්‍රියාශීලී තරුණ තරුණියනි එන්න අප හා එක්වන්න. 2026.03.27 ஆம் திகதிய அரசாங்க வர்த்தமானி இலக்கம் 2482 இன் படி, இலங்கை பொலிஸ் மற்றும் பொலிஸ் விசேட அதிரடிப்படைக்கும் பயிலுநர் பொலிஸ் கான்ஸ்டபிள், பெண் பொலிஸ் கான்ஸ்டபிள் மற்றும் பொலிஸ் கான்ஸ்டபிள் சாரதி ஆகிய பதவிகளுக்கான ஆட்சேர்ப்பு தற்போது நடைபெற்று வருகிறது. விண்ணப்பங்கள் நிகழ்நிலை (Online) முறையில் மட்டுமே கோரப்பட்டிருந்தன. விண்ணப்பங்களை சமர்ப்பிக்கும் இறுதி திகதி 2026.05.08 ஆக இருந்தது. ஆனால் 2026.05.15 ஆம் திகதிய அரசாங்க வர்த்தமானி இலக்கம் 2489 இன் படி, அது 2026.06.01 வரை நீட்டிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. விண்ணப்பங்களை சமர்ப்பிக்கும் போது ஏதேனும் கேள்விகள் ஏற்பட்டால், விண்ணப்பதாரர்கள் பொலிஸ் ஆட்சேர்ப்பு பிரிவிலுள்ள பின்வரும் தொலைபேசி இலக்கங்களின் மூலம் தகவல்களைப் பெறலாம். தொலைபேசி இலக்கங்கள்: நிலையப் பொறுப்பதிகாரி / பொலிஸ் ஆட்சேர்ப்பு பிரிவு: 071 – 8591925 011 – 2505202 011 – 2552953 பொலிஸ் கான்ஸ்டபிள் மற்றும் விசேட அதிரடிப் படை பொலிஸ் கான்ஸ்டபிள் பதவி நிலை   அடிப்படைத் தகுதிகள் விண்ணப்பங்கள் ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்படும் இறுதித் திகதியன்று வயது 18 முதல் 24 வரை இருக்க வேண்டும்ග கல்வித் தகைமைகள் கல்விப் பொது தராதர (சாதாரண தரம்) பரீட்சையில் கணிதம், விஞ்ஞானம், சிங்களம்/தமிழ் மொழி மற்றும் ஆங்கில மொழி ஆகியவற்றை உள்ளடக்கிய பாடங்கள் ஐந்து (05)  திறமைச் சித்தியுடன், பாடங்கள் ஆறு (06) இல் அதிகபட்சம் இரு தடவைகளில் சித்தியடைந்திருக்க வேண்டும். அல்லது கல்விப் பொது தராதர (சாதாரண தரம்) பரீட்சையில் கணிதம் மற்றும் சிங்களம் அல்லது தமிழ் மொழி ஆகியவற்றை உள்ளடக்கிய பாடங்கள் ஐந்து (05) இல் திறமைச் சித்தியுடன், பாடங்கள் ஆறு (06) இல் அதிகபட்சம் இரு தடவைகளில் சித்தியடைந்திருக்க வேண்டும் மற்றும் கல்விப் பொது தராதர (உயர்தரம்) பரீட்சையில் ஒரே தடவையில் இரண்டு (02) பாடங்களில் சித்தியடைந்திருக்க வேண்டும். உடற்தகுதிகள் உயரம் குறைந்தது 05 அடி 04 அங்குலம் (162.56 செ.மீ) அல்லது அதற்கு மேல் இருக்க வேண்டும். மார்பளவு குறைந்தது 30 அங்குலம் (76.2 செ.மீ) இருக்க வேண்டும் (மூச்சை வெளிவிடும் போது). திருமணம் ஆகாதவராக இருத்தல் வேண்டும். ————— பொலிஸ் கான்ஸ்டபிள் சாரதி மற்றும் விசேட அதிரடிப் படை பொலிஸ் கான்ஸ்டபிள் சாரதி பதவி நிலைக்கு அடிப்படைத் தகைமைகள் விண்ணப்பங்கள் ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்படும் இறுதித் திகதியன்று வயது 18 முதல் 28 வரை இருத்தல் வேண்டும். கல்வித் தகைமைகள் கல்விப் பொது தராதர (சாதாரண தரம்) பரீட்சையில் கணிதம் மற்றும் தாய் மொழி (சிங்களம்/தமிழ்) ஆகியவற்றை உள்ளடக்கியதாக, இரு தடவைகளுக்கு மேற்படாது குறைந்தது இரண்டு (02) திறமைச் சித்திகளுடன், ஆறு (06) பாடங்களில்  சித்தியடைந்திருத்தல் வேண்டும். உடற்தகுதிகள் உயரம் குறைந்தது 05 அடி 02 அங்குலம் (157.48 செ.மீ) அல்லது அதற்கு மேல் இருத்தல் வேண்டும். மார்பளவு குறைந்தது 30 அங்குலம் (76 செ.மீ) இருக்க வேண்டும் (மூச்சை வெளிவிடும் போது). திருமணம் ஆகாதவராக இருத்தல் வேண்டும். தொழிற் தகைமைகள்  சிறிய மோட்டார் வாகனங்கள் அல்லது கனரக வாகனங்களை செலுத்துவதற்கு செல்லுபடியாகும் சாரதி அனுமதிப்பத்திரம் வைத்திருத்தல் வேண்டும். —————-  பெண் பொலிஸ் கான்ஸ்டபிள் மற்றும் பொலிஸ் விசேட அதிரடிப் படை பெண் பொலிஸ் கான்ஸ்டபிள் பதவி நிலை.  அடிப்படைத் தகைமைகள் விண்ணப்பங்கள் ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்படும் இறுதித் திகதியன்று விண்ணப்பதாரி வயது 18 முதல் 24 வரை இருக்க வேண்டும். கல்வித் தகைமைகள் கல்விப் பொதுத் தராதர (சாதாரண தரம்) பரீட்சையில் கணிதம், விஞ்ஞானம், சிங்களம்/தமிழ் மொழி மற்றும் ஆங்கில மொழி ஆகியவற்றை உள்ளடக்கிய பாடங்கள் ஐந்து (05) இல் திறமைச் சித்தியுடன், பாடங்கள் ஆறு (06) இல் அதிகபட்சம் இரு தடவைகளில் சித்தியடைந்திருக்க வேண்டும். அல்லது கல்விப் பொதுத் தராதர (சாதாரண தரம்) பரீட்சையில் கணிதம் மற்றும் சிங்களம் அல்லது தமிழ் மொழி ஆகியவற்றை உள்ளடக்கிய பாடங்கள் ஐந்து (05) இல் திறமைச் சித்தியுடன், பாடங்கள் ஆறு (06) இல் அதிகபட்சம் இரு தடவைகளில் சித்தியடைந்திருக்க வேண்டும் மற்றும் கல்விப் பொது தராதர (உயர்தரம்) பரீட்சையில் ஒரே தடவையில் இரண்டு (02) பாடங்களில் சித்தியடைந்திருக்க வேண்டும். • உடற்தகுதிகள் உயரம் குறைந்தது 05 அடி 01 அங்குலம் (154.94 செ.மீ) அல்லது அதற்கு மேல் இருக்க வேண்டும். • திருமணமாகாதவராக இருக்க வேண்டும். இலங்கை பொலிஸ் பொலிஸ் விசேட அதிரடிப்படையும் கொண்டுள்ள பெருமையை முன்னெடுத்து, சட்டம் மற்றும் ஒழுங்கை பாதுகாத்து, நாட்டின் பாதுகாப்பிற்காக தங்கள் ஆற்றல் மற்றும் துணிச்சலை அர்ப்பணிக்க தயாராக உள்ள ஒழுக்கமுள்ள, செயற்பாட்டுத் திறன் கொண்ட இளைஞர்கள் எங்களுடன் இணைந்துகொள்ளுங்கள். 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Today marks the 17th Anniversary of the Victory Day Commemoration

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The 17th National War Heroes’ Day commemoration was solemnly and proudly held on the evening of 19.05.2026 in front of the War Heroes’ Memorial at the Parliament Grounds, under the patronage of the His Excellency President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, to mark Victory Day (18 May 2009), which symbolized the triumph of the humanitarian operation against LTTE terrorism. Religious dignitaries, local and international guests, the Commanders of the Tri-Forces, the Inspector General of Police Mr. Priyantha Weerasooriya, Senior Police Officers, parents of fallen war heroes, disabled veterans, and many others attended the event, representing all those who made immense sacrifices to secure victory. During the North and Eastern conflict, which spanned more than three decades, 2,598 officers of the Sri Lanka Police sacrificed their lives in terrorist attacks, both on the battlefield and while carrying out official duties. This figure is second only to the number of personnel who lost their lives from the Sri Lanka Army. In addition, 1,575 police officers were left permanently disabled as a result of the conflict. Amid military honors and salutes presented by the President and other distinguished guests, family members who attended the ceremony paid floral tributes to the police and military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice. As in previous years, the occasion became a deeply emotional moment that moved many in attendance. The 17th National War Heroes’ Day commemoration concluded successfully with a renewed pledge to always remember and honor the police heroes and members of the Tri-Forces who sacrificed their lives to safeguard the freedom and peace enjoyed by the nation today.

Police News

Another suspect arrested in connection with the Ganemulla Sanjeewa murder case; firearm recovered.

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The Colombo District Crime Division, which is conducting investigations into the fatal shooting of Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, alias “Ganemulla Sanjeewa,” inside Courtroom No. 05 of the Colombo Magistrate’s Court on 19.02.2025, has arrested a suspect identified as “Gampaha Osman” for allegedly aiding and facilitating the crime. The arrest was made on the night of 13.05.2026 in the Sri Bodhi Road area within the Gampaha Police Division. According to information uncovered during the interrogation of suspects currently held under detention orders in connection with the murder of Ganemulla Sanjeewa, it has been revealed that the suspect known as Gampaha Osman had allegedly orchestrated the killing in collaboration with organized criminal elements operating from overseas. Investigations have further disclosed the commission of offences including criminal conspiracy to commit murder, supplying the firearm used in the crime, and assisting and abetting the murder. At the time of arrest, the suspect was found in possession of an unlicensed foreign-manufactured repeater-type firearm, along with 10 live rounds of ammunition and 02 cartridges. Further investigations into the incident and other individuals who assisted or supported the crime are being carried out by the Colombo District Crime Division.

Police News

Suspect involved in a brutal murder taken into police custody.

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Officers of the Ambalantota Police and the Tangalle Divisional Crime Investigation Unit, who were investigating the brutal murder in which a resident of a house near Mamadala Junction in the Ambalantota Police Division was shot and dismembered on the night of 11.05.2026, have arrested three suspects in connection with the incident. It was further reported that the head of the victim was placed on a statue at Mamadala Junction after the killing. One suspect was arrested by the Ambalantota Police on 12.05.2026, while the remaining two suspects were taken into custody by the Tangalle Divisional Crime Investigation Unit on the same day. All suspects are residents of the Ambalantota area. Investigations have revealed that the murder was carried out in retaliation for a triple homicide reported in the Mamadala area of Aalagoda on 02.02.2025. It was also reported that the victim’s father-in-law, who was assaulted during the incident, is currently receiving treatment at Hambantota Hospital.

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