Theft ring busted

A 21 - member-gang responsible for an organised racket involving the pilfering of goods from lorries leaving the Colombo Port was arrested by the Colombo Crime Division along with their leader, an underworld king-pin named Charles yesterday.

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Counterfeit currency case :

Suspect remanded

Trincomalee Magistrate yesterday remanded a businessman whose garment bag that two children had stolen, contained counterfeit currency notes. The suspect was produced before the Trincomalee Magistrate by Kinniya Police who charged him with unlawful possession of forged currency under section 468 of the Penal Code.

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Mass burial claim to be probed

The Government yesterday sent a high profile investigation team to inquire into the claim that more than 26 military personnel belonging to Sri Lanka Army and the Navy were killed and buried during the height of fighting between the Forces and the LTTE. According to Army spokesman Major General Ubaya Medawala, four LTTE suspects in custody have confessed that 26 Security Forces personnel were killed and buried by them in Pudukudurippu and Wallipuram areas where there was fierce fighting.

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