Police arrest asylum seekers

Prisoners in 3-wheeler shot

The army opened fire on a three wheeler in which some prisoners had attempted to escape, the Associated Press reported. An Associated Press journalist outside the Welikoda prison saw prisoners waving rifles atop the roof of the building. Some other prisoners piled into a three-wheeled vehicle and began driving toward a main city road before security forces outside the prison opened fire. The vehicle stopped and three unmoving bodies could be seen. Dozens of security officers then entered the

09 Nov, 2012

Lankan arrested with golden collar

A Sri Lankan national was arrested at Chennai airport yesterday with a gold chain, worth nearly 8 lakh, in his shirt collar. Last week, 55-year-old Zuraiya Mumtaz, also of Sri Lanka, was caught with 700gm of gold biscuits in her wig. Around noon on Wednesday, police said, Sajeevan of Colombo, who had arrived by an Air India Express flight, was passing through customs. Officials checked his passport and found he had been a regular visitor to the city. The aroused their doubts. They checked his

08 Nov, 2012

Elpitiya HQI commits suicide

The HQI of the Elpitiya police had allegedly committed suicide in his official residence last night, the police media unit said today. B.D.L.L Bodagoda had shot himself using his official weapon and he had succumbed to his injuries.

09 Nov, 2012