CID grills 14 bank employees

Fourteen employees of a card centre of a reputed private bank in Colombo were taken in for questioning by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) following a Rs. 263 million loss, Police Media Spokesman SSP Prishantha Jayakody told the Sunday Observer.

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Criminal nexus surfaces from Shritharan’s political office in Kilinochchi

In a startling turn of events security forces in Jaffna arrested two suspects after they found 11.1 kgs of low explosives hidden in the three wheeler in which they were travelling, around 8.30 p.m. on January 11 from the Gurunagar area in Jaffna.

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Sunday Crime

Police outrun treasure hunters

Hunting for priceless treasure from temples and abandoned archaeological sites continues despite several suspects being arrested by the police. Organised gangs have joined the bandwagon of treasure hunters as it has become a lucrative business.

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