The police investigating a large scale extortion racket that surfaced on a VIP’s complaint have received 16 complaints so far though the actual number of victims is believed to be about 40. A senior police official said that four of the extortionists were serving prison terms at Welikada for narcotic offenses and robbery.The Colombo Crime Division (CCD) is likely to take them to custody on detention orders to facilitate the investigation, he said noting that the suspects had used mobile phones from within the prison and this couldn’t have been done without the knowledge of prison officials.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who paid a surprise visit to the Insurance Corporation of Sri Lanka last week, being greeted by enthusiastic employees. (Pic by Sudath Silva)
George Master’s daughter
visits her father at the CID
The daughter of George Pancharatnam, better known as
George Master, the LTTE’s one-time media spokesman, visited her father
at the CID last week.Domiciled in Australia, Gayathri Jude arrived in
Sri Lanka last...
NFF softens stance on 13th
Amendment
National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa,
MP, one of the fiercest critics of 13th Amendment to the Constitution,
yesterday said that this wasn’t the time either to repeal the amendment
or implement it.
