Former Navy spokesman further remanded in abduction case

Lankan refugee gets 11 years

A court in Nagapattinam, in Tamil Nadu?today sentenced a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee to 11 years rigorous imprisonment for attempting to smuggle explosives. Saundirarajan, a native of in Sri Lanka, was staying at the refugee camp at K K Nagar in Tiruchirappalli. On March 18, 2012, the ‘Q’ branch police of Nagapattinam district arrested him during a vehicle check as he was allegedly possessing gelatine sticks, detonators and a satellite phone, the Press Trust of India reported. He had also reportedl

31 Jul, 2013

Navy arrests 65 Indians

The Navy has arrested 65 Indian fishermen who entered Sri Lankan waters illegally late last night. According to the Navy, 34 Indians were arrested off Point Pedro and five boats were also seized. The Navy said that another 31 fishermen were arrested off Trincomalee?and four trawlers on which they were travelling were also seized. The Indians were taken to Point Pedro and Trincomalee today and handed over to the police for further investigations. The arrest came just as Sri Lankan and Indian fish

31 Jul, 2013

Ex police spokesman removed

Former police spokesman SS Priyashantha Jayakody has been removed from service after he failed to return from Australia. Police headquarters said that Jayakody had not informed the police about his absence from work and so has been considered as having vacated his post. Jayakody, who was the?SSP in-charge of the Ratnapura Division and often stood in as the acting police spokesperson in the absence of the current spokesman,?had gone to Australia on training but had not returned to Sri Lanka after

31 Jul, 2013