Fifteen dogs, 70 pups and 1 bitch found dumped in paddy field

Residents of Padaviya were in a rude shock yesterday to find 15 dogs, a bitch and 70 pups dumped in a paddy field in the area by some unknown persons.

Woman tries to profit from close friendship with another

A female teacher who had discussed her family life including details of her sexual life with a woman she got to know over the phone, had been put in a compromising position after the latter tried to blackmail her.

Dog runs off with new born infant’s body

A dog had been seen running through a street in Nuwara Eliya grabbing the body of a new born infant in its mouth.

Student cuts fellow student with stencil cutter

An altercation that had taken place between two students during an educational workshop had led to one of the boys cutting the other with a stencil cutter.

Wedding cancelled after intended bridegroom's wig falls off

An incident has been reported from a village near Ma-Oya in which the true nature of the would-be bridegroom had been discovered as a result of his wig coming off and falling at the feet of his father-in-law to be. That of course put paid to his chances of marrying his intended bride.

Produce only suspects in courts, not used condoms: Police HQ

All policemen in countrywide police stations had been instructed not to produce used up condoms as courts produce along with sex workers, when they are being produced in courts of law for engaging in prostitution.

Hitting on his girlfriend: Student gets help of thugs to punish fellow student

A student of a leading school in Colombo, studying for his Advanced Level Examination, who with the help of four outsiders beat up a fellow student, were taken into custody by the Narahenpita police on Tuesday (03)

Bullet from air-rifle enters neck of trishaw driver

A three-wheel driver who was travelling got a nasty surprise when he was travelling along the Badulla Road in Nuwara-Eliya when a bullet of an air-rifle shot from a leisure park nearby struck him behind the ear. The mishap occurred at about 6.00 in the evening on Saturday (23). He was immediately rushed to the Nuwara-Eliya General Hospital.

No whereabouts of Arjun Aloysius: CID

In the wake of the breakthrough made by Attorney General’s Department against Arjun Aloysius that he had received inside information with regard to the price sensitive details in bond trading, the PCoI had summoned him on September 5 to record a statement with CID officials.

Deleted recordings reveal Aloysius had inside information

After playing several “deleted” phone recordings of Perpetual Treasuries Ltd (PTL) before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) today, Additional Solicitor General Yasantha Kodagoda said that now it was evident that PTL owner Arjun Aloysius had received price sensitive inside information before the March 29, 2016 bond auction.

Bond inquiry

Her dream turned into a nightmare for her helpers

An incident where a woman's dream woke up her neighbours as well as brought her relatives to her house at 4 in the morning was reported recently from Dankotuwa.

Man discovers wife was married three times before

She was a beautiful woman of 28 and definitely not shy as she used to watch porn regularly in her younger days. She had married a youth from Colombo when she was only 17. As a result of this marriage that took place in 2005 she got pregnant with her first child.  

Two women's fight over ownership of dogs ends in court

The Anuradhapura Police had taken two dogs into their care after two women, one who initially owned the dogs and the other who acted as the caretaker of the dogs got into a fight with regards to dogs' ownership.

Daughter-in-law stabbed

A father-in-law (60) had stabbed and injured his son’s wife on Monday (14) when she refused his forceful attempt to embrace her, Wennappuwa Police said.

Man robs women after befriending them on social media

Mirihana Special Crimes Investigation Unit arrested a 33-year-old man who befriended women on social media websites on charges of robbing.

Grandfather brings cobra in plastic container for easy identification

A child, who had been bitten by a cobra, had been transferred to two government hospitals before it could be treated with proper anti-venom for cobra bite, sources said.

Drone used to video bathing women

Police have launched a probe following a complaint received about a video recording bathing women in an enclosure behind a house in Wennappuwa using a drone camera, Wennappuwa Police said.

Friends who met on fb found getting high in dawn raid

The Colombo Excise Special Operations Unit said that they had busted a drug induced party and the organizer of it had been taken into custody from Sirisanda, in Puwakpitiya, Avissawella.

Good Samaritan forced to accept body

A man who helped to get a sick man admitted to hospital had to finally accept his body after the patient died and the deceased's wife refused to accept the body.

Schoolgirl caught driving school transport van

The Kandana Police had caught a 17-year-old school girl, in uniform, driving a school van and had stopped the van and taken her into police custody yesterday (20).

Assaulted for repeatedly tooting horn

A driver of a motor car who took offence at a driver of a SLTB bus plying on the Galle - Matara road for tooting the horn repeatedly in order to obtain space to overtake had assaulted the driver and the conductor of the bus when the bus had stopped at a bus stand.

While daughters cried mother leaves with paramour

A 39-year-old mother, ignoring the wails of her three young daughters had walked away with her paramour of 31 years of age, Ambalantota Police said.

Teenager, who broke into shop 6 times and robbed cash, caught

The Moneragala police had arrested a schoolboy who broke into a trading shop on six occasions and robbed it of cash.

Brawl between the wife and mistress

A person who visited the police station accompanied by his mistress over a family dispute, was in for a surprise when his wife invaded the police station and began assaulting the mistress and the police had intervened and sorted out the matter.

Schoolboy elopes with GF’s mother

A 35-year-old mother of two children had allegedly eloped with her daughter’s 17-year-old school going lover.

Peacemaker takes brunt of scorned husband's wrath

An individual, who attempted to separate two bosom pals who were fighting over a woman, sustained injuries to his face and shoulder from the hand saw wielded by one of the men, who happened to be the husband of the woman in question.

Evil spell found in a cemetery in Kebithigollawa

A copper plate with the names of President Maithripala Sirisena, and three brothers of Minister Duminda Dissanayake inscribed on them suspected as an evil spell had been found in a cemetery in Ussagalla Kebithigollawa by two youths.

Pregnant Daughter-in-law suffers burn injuries

The Bagawanthalawa Superintendent of Medical Health A.S.K. Jayasuriya had informed the local police to conduct an investigation into the incident where a pregnant woman had been mercilessly burnt with a fire brand and caused injuries to her.

Dog brings home body of buried infant

A man has lodged a complaint with the Mahiyangana Police that their pet dog had brought home the body of a newly-born infant who had been allegedly buried by his wife in the Mahiyangana area.