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Death of foreigner :
Full probe on - Police
The Police Department yesterday assured a
full-scale investigation on the death of a British national at a
holiday resort in Medilla in Tangalle on Saturday night. The
Department has deployed finger print experts to assist the
investigation process and five suspects, including Tangalle
Pradeshiya Sabha chairman Sampath Chandrapushpakumara
Vidanapathirana, were arrested.
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Gold chain thieves remanded
A suspect on a motorcycle who snatched a gold
chain valued at nearly Rs 90,000 from a woman walking along Mathews
Road, Jaffna on Monday was arrested by the Jaffna Police. He was
produced before the Jaffna magistrate and remanded until January 3.
Investigations are continuing.
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Vessel rescued along with fishermen
The Navy rescued a multi-day fishing vessel with
six Sri Lankan fishermen on board in the Southern seas south-west of
Galle on December 27. The fishing vessel had stalled at mid-sea due
to an engine failure and begun to drift perilously towards the deep
seas, when the Navy moved in and secured the vessel and the lives of
the crew on board.
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