Anura Senanayake arrested for withholding evidences in Thajudeen case

In what appears to be a major twist in the murder case of national Rugby player Wasim Thajudeen, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested former Senior DIG Anura Senanayake on the charge of allegedly withholding evidences.

The former Senior DIG was summoned to the CID to record a statement regarding the murder case this morning (23).

The CID officials interrogated Anura Senanayake for few hours before the arrest was made, it was reported.

Earlier, former Crime OIC of the Narahenpita police Sumith Perera was arrested for allegedly hiding evidence in the case as well.

The Colombo Additional Magistrate had too instructed the CID to expedite investigations into the death of the Sri Lankan rugby player, whose body was found on May 17, 2012 inside his car which appeared to have crashed into a wall in Kirulapone.

‘House to house’ prostitution ring busted – Sri Lankan, Filipino and Ethiopian prostitutes rounded

May 21: Security operatives arrested a gang of ‘house to house’ service prostitutes in Jleeb Shuyoukh. The suspects allegedly patronized clients free of charge inside private apartments and rooms in Jleeb area.

A security source said the Head of Jleeb Shuyoukh police station Colonel Ibrahim Al-Da’ay received a tip off that a Sri Lankan woman was managing a prostitution ring, and her method of operation was to show catalogue to prospective clients through which the latter would pick their preference among the prostitutes. Later on, she would ‘deliver’ the prostitute(s) to the client’s residence.

The police chief formed teams of officers to monitor suspicious buildings and after verifying the information, the officers raided the apartments and succeeded in rounding up Sri Lankan, Filipino and Ethiopian prostitutes. They also confiscated catalogue containing photos of the prostitutes in night dresses. All suspects have since been referred to concerned authorities for legal measures.

Water level in Kelani River dropping

The water level in the Kelani River is falling and should return to less than five feet during the next few days, the Irrigation Department said. Director General of the department S. S. L Weerasinghe said water levels had dropped to six feet, a foot below the major flood level. Water level in the Kelani River, Nagalagama Street rose to nearly eight feet flooding Colombo’s suburbs.