Colombo (News 1st);  The Ministry of Public Security said 10 people who had direct or indirect links with Zaharan Hashim's group, were arrested by Sri Lankan authorities after they were deported from overseas. A senior officer from the Ministry of Public Security said these individuals are being ...

Colombo (News 1st); TID investigations on two people who were arrested after they were deported from the United Arab Emirates, revealed they were involved in propagating extremism. Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana said the two suspects had conducted multiple lectures for Sri Lankan families l...

Colombo (News 1st); On the Attorney General's direction, the Criminal Investigations Department arrested two Madrasa School teachers on the charges of giving arms training to school children in Puttlam on Friday (26). This was confirmed to News 1st by State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne, the Coordina...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Terrorist Investigation Division on Thursday (Mar. 25) arrested two men aged 46 and 49 years for propagating extremism, Sri Lanka Police said. "The Terrorist Investigation Division arrested the 46-year-old suspect from Matale yesterday (25), and it was revealed that the in...

COLOMBO (News 1st): A male suspect deported from the United Arab Emirates was arrested by the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) in Weligama for propagating extremism, Sri Lanka Police said. "Following the 2019 April 21st Attacks, Sri Lanka Police, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID),...