He cut the umbilical cord by stealing from his mother

A millionaire businessman from Polonnaruwa had told his mother that he wanted to pay her back for having brought him into this world and clothed and fed him as a child. He wanted to know from his mother, who lived a comfortable life in Maturata with her husband from the money she got as a pension due to the disappearance of one her sons during the war, if she would like to come and live with him for some time. She was happy to accept as she loved

Fish meant for frying came alive

An individual who was planning to entertain a few of his friends and treat them to a nice fried fish preparation had gone to a spot where fish caught fresh from a pond was being sold to passers by.

Note dropped in a school complaint box helps net pervert

Hettipola Police said that a 52-year-old man who had been sexually abusing an under-raged girl for a period of 10 months, had been arrested.

Drunk couple buy Sri Lankan hotel while on honeymoon

A couple got so drunk on honeymoon in Sri Lanka that they woke to find they had agreed to buy the hotel.

Singer found a novel way to end his song

It was a musical show organized by the youth of a town, where the artistes consisted of popular reputed singers.

Woman's paramour sent her nude photos of daughter

A story of a young man having love affairs with a mother and daughter duo, both at the same time, was reported from a village in the Siyane Korale area.

Doctor beaten by wife

A doctor, who complained to the Kollupitiya police that he was beaten by his wife till a broomstick was broken, was found to have five paramours and thirteen children, during the police investigations.

Female lawyer accused of wearing saree with buddha image

Jaffna Police has initiated an investigation over an incident where a female lawyer has come to the court wearing a saree with an image of Buddha printed on it.

The 'dumb' beggar spoke and his charade ended

A beggar, who pretended to be dumb, suddenly screaming blue murder when a dog tried to bite him took everyone by surprise. The incident was reported from the Aniwatta area in Kandy.

Corporal's ear bitten off at wedding party

Two corporals who were among the guests at a wedding reception of an army corporal in Kotawehera had engaged in a heated argument which ended with the biting off of the ear of one corporal.

Girl shocked when fiancé discloses age

A teenage love story ended on a gloomy note when the young couple was summoned to the Yakkalamulla police station recently.

Bosom buddies who ate, drank together end up cuffed together

There were two bosom buddies who ate, drank and went on trips together. But sadly, they also got addicted to heroin together. With the passage of time, some other drug addicts also joined them in the same way that garbage joins the garbage dump. These two buddies were residents of Talatuoya

Chinese tout menace goes rampant in several areas

Authorised tour guides in Sigiriya expressed concern about constant clashes between them and the Chinese touts, and they requested the government to save the Sri Lankan tour guides from touts. They pointed out that they obtained the tour guide licence from the Minister of Tourism after a formal training under the ministry and the Central Provincial Council.

FB friendship turns sour: Six girls turn police station into mini battlefield

Six young girls between 18 and 21 years, said to be private tuition students of Kurunegala had recently created chaos inside the Kurungela police station when an argument turned into a bitter brawl with the girls fighting viciously, pulling each others hair.

Wanted Air Force deserter arrested after 15 years

An Air Force deserter, Dileepa Kumaratunga alias Samantha was arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) yesterday morning when he returned to the country from Kuwait on charges of attempted murder of police officer in 2003.

Undergrads exchange fisticuffs over SMS

A clash that broke out between two groups of second year students of the Engineering Faculty of the Polgolla Open University over a SMS yesterday was broken up by the Katugastota Police.

Kannadi Kapuwa flees village after scam exposed

A middle aged man who had no permanent employment had left his village and worked as a helper of a ‘Light Reader’ (penakaru) of a devalaya in a distant village.

Patient dies inside ambulance after driver makes 'pitstop'

An ambulance driver who was entrusted with the task of taking a patient from the Galgamuwa Atharagalla divisional hospital to the Kurunegala General Hospital for further treatment had diverted from the route to transport a grass cutting machine to his residence, a delay that cost a farmer his life.

Young lovers hire 'mother' to rent out a room

A young unmarried couple who had hired a woman to act as their mother, had rented out a room in Colombo posing off as brother and sister.

Woman finds frog parts in her packet of 'kottu'

A woman who bought a chicken ‘kottu’ from a restaurant in the Malpeththawa area in Ambalantota had found frog parts inside her meal. She had made a complaint to a medial health officer of Ambalantota, U.P.Malaka Silva on Saturday (23).

He surrendered to get a comfortable seat to the police station

A Police squad car was sent to raid a gambling den that was being operated in a village in the Western Province.

Indecent scenes telecast in bus TV

An elderly lady who was in the bus was embarrassed and the passengers who were travelling were uneasy due to photos of indecent sexual scenes showed in the TV fixed in a private bus which was travelling towards Kandy from Mahiyanganaya.

3-wheel driver has tooth broken for giving his number to 'Chooti Nangi'

A lift given to a school-girl by a three-wheeler driver had landed him in a whole lot of trouble with her cousin and three of his pals.

Robbing a monk's slippers lost him what he had

A man, who had visited the Gampaha District Secretariat to get his father's gun license transferred to his name, had taken away a pair of slippers belonging to a Buddhist monk who was delivering a sermon (bana) at the District Secretariat premises at the time, after getting irritated as he was forced to wait till the sermon concluded to get his work done.

Drunk businessman who became amorous with air hostess arrested

An intoxicated businessman who was in Business Class onboard a Sri Lankan flight returning from Dubai to Colombo had allegedly tried to molest an Air Hostess on the flight. He was taken into custody by the Airport Police, the police headquarters revealed.

Husband smacks driver of hearse transporting wife’s body

An incident where the husband of a dead woman had assaulted the driver of the hearse carrying her body and the driver losing control of the vehicle had resulted in the hearse toppling over on the road in Galenbindunuwewa on Wednesday.  

Man used son as shield while dealing drugs

A man who was in the habit of peddling drugs on the pretext of taking his son to pre-school was nabbed by the police in Udubaddawa yesterday.

Thief, attacked by bees, made a hasty retreat minus his sarong

A thief who had entered a poultry run in a Tea estate in Dumbara braving the rains to steal some fully grown fowls had to make a hasty retreat leaving his sarong behind, in the face of a severe attack by a swarm of bees which got disturbed.

The woman's rage turned into laughter

An interesting incident was reported from Pussellawa where a woman who burst into laughter when she saw the "thieves" who had ransacked a bagful of items worth Rs. 6000 she had bought from a boutique.

Peeping tom got what he deserved

A bachelor who was a peeping tom and used to watch women bathing on the sly along with a friend was forced to undergo an embarrassing situation recently.