Crime

Kitulgala Wildlife Trafficking: Jeweller Fined Rs.2.1M

Kitulgala wildlife trafficking case involving jewellery shop and protected animal parts

Kitulgala Wildlife Trafficking: Jeweller Fined Rs.2.1M

By The Morning Telegraph July 9, 2026

By Roy Denish. A Kitulgala wildlife trafficking case has ended with a jewellery shop owner being fined...

Colombo Land Registrar Arrested In Shocking Fake Deed Probe CID officers investigate documents after Land Registrar arrested in alleged property forgery scheme

CID officers investigate documents after Land Registrar arrested in alleged property forgery scheme

Colombo Land Registrar Arrested In Shocking Fake Deed Probe

By The Morning Telegraph July 9, 2026

By Roy Denish. Land Registrar arrested in Colombo as CID probes alleged duplicate deeds, fake records and...

Bulathsinhala OIC Held Over Disturbing Assault Claims Bulathsinhala OIC remand extended after Matugama Magistrate’s Court hearing over sexual assault allegations

Bulathsinhala OIC remand extended after Matugama Magistrate’s Court hearing over sexual assault allegations

Bulathsinhala OIC Held Over Disturbing Assault Claims

By The Morning Telegraph July 9, 2026

By Roy Denish. Bulathsinhala OIC remand extended until July 15 after court reviews sexual assault claims, medical...

Law Student Body Found With A Deep Cut On Her Throat Police investigate law student death inside a rented house in Gorakana

Police investigate law student death inside a rented house in Gorakana

Law Student Body Found With A Deep Cut On Her Throat

By The Morning Telegraph July 9, 2026

By Roy Denish. A law student death in Gorakana has triggered a police investigation after officers found...

Old Bogambara Prison Reopened After Negombo Riot Old Bogambara Prison in Kandy reopened after deadly Negombo Prison riot and overcrowding crisis

Old Bogambara Prison in Kandy reopened after deadly Negombo Prison riot and overcrowding crisis

Old Bogambara Prison Reopened After Negombo Riot

By The Morning Telegraph July 9, 2026

By Roy Denish. Old Bogambara Prison has officially returned to Sri Lanka’s correctional system after a deadly...

Ex-Prison Chief Faces Historic Forgery Case Untitled design (82)

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Ex-Prison Chief Faces Historic Forgery Case

By The Morning Telegraph July 8, 2026

By Roy Denish. The Anuradhapura prison chief who formerly headed the Anuradhapura Prison has been indicted for...

Sri Lanka Moves To Track Smuggler-Exposed Boats Untitled design (84)

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Sri Lanka Moves To Track Smuggler-Exposed Boats

By The Morning Telegraph July 8, 2026

By Roy Denish. Sri Lanka fishing vessels will face tighter security scrutiny as the government moves to...

Panadura Law Student Death Raises Questions Untitled design (85)

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Panadura Law Student Death Raises Questions

By The Morning Telegraph July 8, 2026

By Roy Denish. Panadura law student death is under investigation after a 26-year-old private university student was...

Expired Sugar Stock Sealed In Peliyagoda Raid Consumer officers inspect expired sugar stock sealed at a Peliyagoda warehouse

Consumer officers inspect expired sugar stock sealed at a Peliyagoda warehouse

Expired Sugar Stock Sealed In Peliyagoda Raid

By The Morning Telegraph July 7, 2026

By Roy Denish. Expired sugar stock worth 4.2 million kilograms was sealed in Peliyagoda after officials uncovered...

Negombo Prison Riots Spark Heavy Security Crackdown Untitled design (56)

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Negombo Prison Riots Spark Heavy Security Crackdown

By The Morning Telegraph July 6, 2026

By Roy Denish. Negombo prison riots force helicopters, drones and armed police into action as 25 die...