COLOMBO (News 1st): Suspects in connection with the Maligawatta stampede incident could face up to 10 years rigorous imprisonment if proven guilty, police said on Sunday. DIG Ajith Rohana said that the recent stampede at Maligawatta caused due to the distribution of cash in violation of quarantin...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The 06 people arrested in connection with the stampede in Maligawatta on Thursday (May 21), have been remanded till the 4th of June. Maligakanda Magistrates Court ordered the suspects to be remanded on Thursday night. The distribution of cash by an individual on Thursday re...

Colombo (News 1st): The Colombo High Court today (July 30) sentenced a heroin smuggler to death. The suspect is Jesmin Rizwan, a resident of Maligawatta. The defendant who was found guilty for the possession of 321 grams of heroin and smuggling heroin, was sentenced to death by the Colombo High C...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - An accomplice of arrested organized criminal "Kanjipani Imran" called Mohamed Shiyam aka "Jee-bumba" was apprehended in Gampola today(March 13). Police media spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunasekara noted that "Jee-bumba" is a 30-year-old resident of Maligawatta. He is a suspect in s...

Colombo (News1st): Several roads falling under the purview of the Maligawaththa Police Division, will be closed from 12.30 PM today (October 23). This decision has been taken in a follow up to today's ODI match against Sri Lanka and England, which is to be held at the R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium...