Police reveal charges against three suspects repatriated from Dubai

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Colombo, Feb 07 (Daily Mirror) - The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers today repatriated three wanted criminals including Nadakandage Upali alias ' Rotumba Upali' from Dubai to Sri Lanka this morning.

Police said the individuals were arrested by Dubai authorities on Sunday, February 2 after Interpol issued red notices for their arrest.

They said 42-year-old Ranmuni Mahesh Hemantha Silva, a resident of Uragasman Junction, 40-year-old Pradeep Sandaruwan also known as 'Kolonnawe Chandana', a resident of Kolonnawa and 39-year-old 'Rotumba Upali', a resident of Puwakwatta were brought to the country via Bandaranaike International Airport from Dubai.

Police said Hemantha Silva is accused of killing five persons in Beliatta last year.

Meanwhile, suspect 'Kolonnawe Chandana' is wanted for several violent crimes in Wellampitiya, including a shooting incident in 2023, the attempted murder of a man in January 2022, and the murder of an individual in June 2021.

'Rotumba Upali' is accused of committing several serious crimes, including the 2008 murder of a person in Akuressa, the shooting of a man in Matara, and the rape of a 15-year-old girl in Urubokka.

Comments - 9

A Concerned Citizen Friday, 07 February 2025 04:38 PM

I wonder if the Attorney General would advice the judges to release the 3 suspects as he did in one case recently.

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Perera Saturday, 08 February 2025 06:14 AM

Trying to advice a judge is one thing and actually releasing the suspects is a completely different thing dependent on many things including any objections raised by by Counsel for the victims.

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A Supporter of Attorney General Friday, 07 February 2025 04:58 PM

Our Attorney General can't wait to advice judges presiding to release the suspects.

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BuffaloaCitizen Friday, 07 February 2025 05:16 PM

The Police were restricted towards obtaining interpol assistance for criminals who are protected by the Ali Baba's and forty thieves. Now this State is over.

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Rukman Perera Friday, 07 February 2025 05:40 PM

They will be released tomorrow. It has been the NPP government policy to go easy with hard core criminals but go strict with political opponents.

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Potta Harry Friday, 07 February 2025 06:39 PM

These guys will hire top rank PCs / lawyers to get the bail and vanish to another safe heaven.

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Russell Sunday, 09 February 2025 09:20 AM

Should they be called "wanted criminals," if they haven't had their day in court? Innocent until proven guilty, right? Better to have written: "Sri Lankan police today repatriated three individuals from Dubai accused of committing a series of violent crimes, including murder."

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GIA LANKA Sunday, 09 February 2025 11:32 AM

DONT WAIST TIME

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GIA LANKA Sunday, 09 February 2025 11:32 AM

DONT WAIST TIME

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