Courts, Crime & Human Rights
Selected developments with original publishers identified. The layout prioritises hierarchy and context rather than a blog-card archive.
Suspect arrested over Rs. 12.6 million online business scam on Telegram
The North Western Province Unit of the Computer Crime Investigation Division arrested a suspect on October 19, 2026, in connection Continue Reading The post Suspect arrested over Rs. 12.6 million online business scam…
Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s travel request to be considered on humanitarian grounds
Onlanka • 21 OctSupreme Court issues open warrant for Premalal Jayasekara
Lanka News Web • 21 OctMineral Sands Monopoly Bid Raises Stakes Over Sri Lanka’s Wealth
Lanka News Web • 21 OctBOI Courts Foreign Investors to Rescue Sri Lanka’s Untapped Agro-Wealth
Postman arrested over 2080 undelivered letters dating back to 2021
A postman attached to the Haldummulla Soragune Post Office has been arrested during an inspection conducted on information that he Continue Reading The post Postman arrested over 2080 undelivered letters dating back…
07Pakistan arrests man accused of $126 million US postal scam
Pakistani authorities have arrested a 33-year-old man accused of operating a massive online counterfeit postage scheme that allegedly caused losses Continue Reading The post Pakistan arrests man accused of $126…
08How a 21-year-old used fake Muslim identities to spread threats against Buddhist religious sites
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala informed Parliament that a 21-year-old man had been arrested for allegedly creating fake social media Continue Reading The post How a 21-year-old used fake Muslim identities…
09Stock of Firearms, Ammunition and Hand Grenades Seized from Cinema in Kirindiwela; One Suspect Arrested
Officers from the Colombo Crimes Division have arrested a 38-year-old man and seized an assortment of firearms, thousands of live rounds, and two hand grenades hidden inside a cinema hall in Kirindiwela.
10Poland Deploys 20,000 Police Officers to Schools Following Rash of Youth Stabbing Attacks
Poland deploys over 20,000 police officers to secure schools following three stabbing attacks as Prime Minister Donald Tusk targets youth violence trends.
11Sri Lankan MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake Arrested Over Alleged Rs 8.1 Million Phosphate Export Bribe
CIABOC arrests MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake over allegations of accepting an Rs 8.1 million bribe to facilitate illegal phosphate export deals.
12BASL raises concerns over PSTA and Organised Crimes Bills, warns of expanded executive powers
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has issued a formal statement raising concerns over the newly gazetted Protection of Continue Reading The post BASL raises concerns over PSTA and Organised Crimes Bills, warns…
13Even unlawful second marriages could fall under proposed organized crime law: FSP
Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) Education Secretary Pubudu Jayagoda has raised concerns over Sri Lanka’s proposed organized crime legislation, claiming that Continue Reading The post Even unlawful second…