The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Poovarasankulam Police Station in Vavuniya was today ordered to be remanded till June 6 by ...

He was detained by police on April 1 for allegedly ... and served as the officer in charge (OIC) during Nimesh's arrest. The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka reported a total of 24 custodial ...

An investigation has been launched into a complaint that a police officer in Kegalle stayed in a hotel at Pinnawala with a ...

Colombo - A policeman was beaten to death by a Muslim mob in north-western Sri Lanka where clashes between residents and security forces have been reported over the past week, officials said on Monday ...

has become the latest victim of police extrajudicial killings in Sri Lanka. Nagarajah Alex who died in police custody in Vaddukoddai, Jaffna. [Photo: Facebook] On November 8, Nagarajah Alex ...

Sri Lankan police were searching for their chief on Sunday after a court order for his arrest was issued over the killing of an officer during a botched raid, an official said. Inspector-General ...

A supporter of Sri Lanka's main opposition holds his shoes in hands as police fire water cannons to disperse them during a protest rally against high taxes and increases in electricity and fuel ...

Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, pushing many into poverty. Annual food price inflation is at 85.8 percent, and prices of non-food items are at 62.8 percent. Sri Lanka’s ...

A senior police officer has said that serving and former police and security force personnel have been arrested over abductions in Sri Lanka. His statement at a media briefing came on the same day as ...

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