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Man who fell asleep inside ATM loses phones, bike

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- A man lost his two mobile phones and his motorbike after he fell asleep for nearly three hours inside a bank ATM booth at Wijerama, Nugegoda. The Mirihana Police said the busin... Read More


Boy's play with giraffe statue ends in death

Sri Lanka, April 16 -- An eight-year-old boy, the only son of a millionaire businessman in Hettipola, died on Sunday after a statue of a giraffe made of cement, placed in front of the house of the bus... Read More


Four arrested over death of girl in relative's custody

Sri Lanka, April 8 -- The Maligawatta Police say that four persons were arrested in connection with the suspicious death of a girl aged 4 years and 7 months who was given for custody on an agreement t... Read More


Nurse mowed down by lorry, husband injured in Piliyandala

Sri Lanka, April 8 -- Piliyandala Police said that a nurse at the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital, who was returning home with her husband after work was killed after being run over by a lorry loaded wit... Read More


Bogus astrologer held for duping several people

Sri Lanka, April 1 -- Anguruwathota Police arrested a person who defrauded more than Rs. 5 million worth of cash and gold from a large number of people, while posing as an astrologer and custodian of ... Read More


Damitha, husband missing when CID visits home

Sri Lanka, March 28 -- A Special CID team yesterday night visited to the house of actress Damitha Abeyratne at Pepiliyana, Boralesgamuwa to arrest Abeyratne and her husband Lendi Johnson. However the ... Read More


Bogus buyer's Rs 3.3 Mn car theft attempt foiled

Sri Lanka, March 23 -- A man who drove away the car on the pretext of taking a trial run before buying was arrested by Horana Police. A software engineer in Horana had advertised his car for sale and... Read More


Retired ASP's chain snatched at doorstep

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- Police are conducting investigations to arrest a suspect who robbed the Rs.1.2 million worth gold necklace of a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) at his house in ... Read More


Six remanded after birthday bash in Homagama apartment

Sri Lanka, March 11 -- Kesbewa Acting Magistrate Ishara Jayakody remanded six suspects until March 14 following the arrest of the 27 suspects during a birthday party in Homagama on Friday (8) night. ... Read More


Two tipsy men blame 'Google Maps' for barging into Temple Trees

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- Two drunken men who scaled the wall of 'Temple Trees', the Prime Minister's official residence in Colombo, and were arrested have cited a Google Maps error for their presence wit... Read More