Sri Lanka Arrests
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Former Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe granted bail over alleged misuse of govt funds
World | Aug 26, 2025, 08:25 PM ISTRanil Wickremesinghe was arrested on the alleged charges of misuse of government funds amounting to LKR 16.6 million. Earlier on Friday, Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested on allegations of state funds' misuse, as reported by Newswire Lanka.
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Suicide bombers visited Kashmir, Kerala for training: Sri Lanka Army chief
World | May 04, 2019, 04:26 PM ISTIt is the first time that a top Sri Lankan security official has confirmed the militants' visit to India which had shared intelligence inputs with Colombo ahead of the attack.
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India-based photo journalist arrested by Sri Lanka police
World | May 03, 2019, 11:12 AM ISTSiddiqui Ahamad Danish, who works for Reuters news agency and is based in New Delhi, was arrested when he allegedly attempted to forcibly enter a school in Negombo city to speak to its authorities.
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Sri Lanka arrests Tamil woman who pressed case for war-missing son
World | Mar 15, 2014, 08:11 AM ISTColombo: A Sri Lankan court ordered a woman held for questioning on Friday in what human rights activists said was part of the government's continuing efforts to intimidate families of the country's civil war-missing into