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May - 1 
24 Division under the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) during a sudden cordon search operation in the general area of Sammanthurai town in Ampara District of Eastern Province recovered 200 gelignite sticks, 1 sword, 40 meters of service th
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24 Division under the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) during a sudden cordon search operation in the general area of Sammanthurai town in Ampara District of Eastern Province recovered 200 gelignite sticks, 1 sword, 40 meters of service threads, 200 detonators, 2 pistols, 20 rounds of pistol ammunition, 1 T-56 magazine, 170 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 4 packets 25 kg Ammonia and 1 oil bottle.
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May - 1 
In a simultaneous cordon search operation carried out in the general areas of Wan Ela and Serunuwara in Trincomalee District of Eastern Province, troops of 222 Brigade recovered 2 Air rifles, 5 swords, 3 suspicious motor bikes, 1 locally-made rifle,
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In a simultaneous cordon search operation carried out in the general areas of Wan Ela and Serunuwara in Trincomalee District of Eastern Province, troops of 222 Brigade recovered 2 Air rifles, 5 swords, 3 suspicious motor bikes, 1 locally-made rifle, a map of Seruwawila temple.
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May - 1 
Meanwhile, Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) and 231 Brigade troops jointly continued their search and clear operations in the general area of Eravur town in the Batticaloa District of Eastern Province with the objective of containing viole
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Meanwhile, Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E) and 231 Brigade troops jointly continued their search and clear operations in the general area of Eravur town in the Batticaloa District of Eastern Province with the objective of containing violence. During the operation, 231 Brigade troops detected 6 T-56 Magazines, 362 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 1 round of General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) ammunition, 2 knives, 1 sword (unserviceable) and 2 hand grenades (unserviceable).
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May - 1 
Separately, troops of 58 Division and Security Force Headquarters - West (SFHQ-W) in a cordon search in the general of Kotiyakumburain Kegalle District of Sabaragamuwa Province recovered 11 patrol bombs, 2 walkie-talkies, 16 passports, 9 knives, 12 m
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Separately, troops of 58 Division and Security Force Headquarters - West (SFHQ-W) in a cordon search in the general of Kotiyakumburain Kegalle District of Sabaragamuwa Province recovered 11 patrol bombs, 2 walkie-talkies, 16 passports, 9 knives, 12 mobile phones, 4 WiFi routers, 2 hand grenades, 8 hand axes, 3 swords, 1 Nanchakku, 1 Binocular, 1 GPS and a trouser of a desert combat kit.
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Sri Lanka Police have arrested three individuals for attempting to mail 600 letters to temples allegedly aiming to incite communal violence, reports Colombo Pageon May 3. Fort Police arrested the three suspects with the consignment of letters at the
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Sri Lanka Police have arrested three individuals for attempting to mail 600 letters to temples allegedly aiming to incite communal violence, reports Colombo Pageon May 3. Fort Police arrested the three suspects with the consignment of letters at the Central Mail Exchange in Colombo situated in western province. They have been handed over to the Colombo Crimes Division today for further investigations.
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May - 2 
Two fatalities that were earlier attributed to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have now been identified to be carried out by National Thowheed Jamat (NTJ), reports The Island. Unidentified assailants had killed two police constables in the ea
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Two fatalities that were earlier attributed to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have now been identified to be carried out by National Thowheed Jamat (NTJ), reports The Island. Unidentified assailants had killed two police constables in the early hours of November 30, 2018, at Vavnativu in Batticaloa District of Eastern Province. The details of the incident were revealed during the interrogation of Mohamed Sharif Adam Lebbe alias Gaffoor (53), a close associate of the Easter Sunday bombing mastermind. Gaffoor led the police to side arms issued to the slain police constables buried at Wanathavilluwa widely believed to be the main base of their operations.
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Islamist extremists are believed to be planning attacks on bridges in Colombo, reports Daily Mirror on May 3. Police confirmed they had instructed stations around Colombo to deploy additional officers and asked the navy to deploy more vessels on rive
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Islamist extremists are believed to be planning attacks on bridges in Colombo, reports Daily Mirror on May 3. Police confirmed they had instructed stations around Colombo to deploy additional officers and asked the navy to deploy more vessels on rivers, following leaks of police intelligence reports warning that bridges into the capital were at risk of attack.
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Joint team of Special Task Force (STF) and Police recovered three locally assembled bombs and 100 grams of ammonia were found buried in the backyard of a mosque at Welipenna in Kalutara District of the Western Province on May 3, reports Daily Mirror.
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Joint team of Special Task Force (STF) and Police recovered three locally assembled bombs and 100 grams of ammonia were found buried in the backyard of a mosque at Welipenna in Kalutara District of the Western Province on May 3, reports Daily Mirror. A 42-year-old suspect was arrested over the recovery of explosives.
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Sri Lanka Government Information Department announces that social media platforms have been blocked as a short term measure to prevent the spread of false information following a tense situation erupted in Negombo city in Western Province, reports Co
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Sri Lanka Government Information Department announces that social media platforms have been blocked as a short term measure to prevent the spread of false information following a tense situation erupted in Negombo city in Western Province, reports Colombo Page on May 6. Accordingly, access to social media applications, Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber etc. has been temporarily suspended.
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The curfew imposed in Negombo following a dispute between two people escalated into a tense situation on May 5, reports Colombo Page. Police Media spokesman Superintendent of Police Ruwan Gunasekara said the curfew was lifted at 7 am on May 6 as the
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The curfew imposed in Negombo following a dispute between two people escalated into a tense situation on May 5, reports Colombo Page. Police Media spokesman Superintendent of Police Ruwan Gunasekara said the curfew was lifted at 7 am on May 6 as the town was calm after the situation was brought under control and curfew was imposed to prevent further incidents.
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The Police recovered 16 circuit boards of high technology, 16 SIM cards, several compacts discs, computer accessories and a car in a house at Pirivena Mawatha in Mount Lavinia suburb of Colombo district, reports Daily Mirror.
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The Police recovered 16 circuit boards of high technology, 16 SIM cards, several compacts discs, computer accessories and a car in a house at Pirivena Mawatha in Mount Lavinia suburb of Colombo district, reports Daily Mirror.
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Police Commandos had detected 12 kilos of high explosives and electronic devices from a forest area in Shanthipuram area in Mannar District of Northern Province, reports The Island on May 6. More suspects had been arrested along with weapons and othe
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Police Commandos had detected 12 kilos of high explosives and electronic devices from a forest area in Shanthipuram area in Mannar District of Northern Province, reports The Island on May 6. More suspects had been arrested along with weapons and other military and propaganda material, Police Spokesperson, SSP Ruwan Gunasekera said.
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May - 6 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested 18 suspects with a car two motorcycles, swords, knives, 36 passports, documents and videos containing extremist propaganda from Kadawatha suburb of Colombo city in Colombo District, reports Island on May 6.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested 18 suspects with a car two motorcycles, swords, knives, 36 passports, documents and videos containing extremist propaganda from Kadawatha suburb of Colombo city in Colombo District, reports Island on May 6.
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The Nuwara Eliya Police and Army yesterday (06) raided a training centre maintained by the National Tawheed Jamath (NTJ) at Black Pool in Nuwara Eliya in Central province, reports Island. About 38 persons had been trained at this centre and Zahran Ha
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The Nuwara Eliya Police and Army yesterday (06) raided a training centre maintained by the National Tawheed Jamath (NTJ) at Black Pool in Nuwara Eliya in Central province, reports Island. About 38 persons had been trained at this centre and Zahran Hashimi, who is considered the mastermind of the Easter Sunday bombings, too had trained here. The last rehearsals of Easter Sunday (April 21) bombings were held at this centre on April 17 and was supervised by Zahran, preliminary inquiries have revealed.
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May - 9 
State Minister of Defense Ruwan Wijewardene on May 9 said the Government would hold an investigation to find out how son of Eastern Province Governor Mahamood Lebbe Alim Mohamed Hisbullah had secured shares amounting to LKR 500 million rupees in the
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State Minister of Defense Ruwan Wijewardene on May 9 said the Government would hold an investigation to find out how son of Eastern Province Governor Mahamood Lebbe Alim Mohamed Hisbullah had secured shares amounting to LKR 500 million rupees in the proposed Sharia University of Batticaloa, reports Colombo Page. He also said that the University will come under the purview of the Ministry of Higher Education. The University is a gift from Saudi Arabia.
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May - 11 
Sri Lankan authorities have arrested, Mohamed Aliyar (60), a Saudi-educated scholar for alleged links with Zahran Hashim, the main suspect of the Easter Sunday bombings, reports The Hindu on May 12. The arrested scholar is the founder of the Centre
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Sri Lankan authorities have arrested, Mohamed Aliyar (60), a Saudi-educated scholar for alleged links with Zahran Hashim, the main suspect of the Easter Sunday bombings, reports The Hindu on May 12. The arrested scholar is the founder of the Centre for Islamic Guidance (CIG), which has a mosque, a religious school and a library in Kattankudy, a Muslim-dominated town in Batticaloa District in Eastern Province.
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May - 11 
The suspect who was initially taken into custody after the killing of two Police personnel at the Vavunathivu Police checkpoint on November 30, 2018, has been released after producing him to the Magistrate Courts in BatticaloaI the Eastern Province o
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The suspect who was initially taken into custody after the killing of two Police personnel at the Vavunathivu Police checkpoint on November 30, 2018, has been released after producing him to the Magistrate Courts in BatticaloaI the Eastern Province on May11, reports Colombo Page. Details of the killing has been revealed after the arrests of suspects of Muslim terrorist group that carried out the Easter Sunday bombings
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May - 12 
Mob on May 12 targeted a mosque and few shops owned by Muslims located at Chilaw in Puttalam District of North Western Province after a dispute that started in a social media post, reports Indian Express. The Sri Lankan Police on May 12 imposed curfe
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Mob on May 12 targeted a mosque and few shops owned by Muslims located at Chilaw in Puttalam District of North Western Province after a dispute that started in a social media post, reports Indian Express. The Sri Lankan Police on May 12 imposed curfew with immediate effect in the country’s Christian dominated town after the incident. Several dozen people threw stones at mosques and Muslim-owned stores and a man was beaten in a dispute that started on Facebook. Sri Lankan authorities havetemporarily blocked some social media networks and messaging apps, including Facebook and WhatsApp.
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May - 13 
Mobs armed with sticks attacked a Muslim-owned hotel and a mosque in Minuwangoda town indicating a spillover of anti-Muslim violence, reports The Hindu.
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Mobs armed with sticks attacked a Muslim-owned hotel and a mosque in Minuwangoda town indicating a spillover of anti-Muslim violence, reports The Hindu.
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May - 13 
Mobs attacked and killed an unidentified muslim manat his carpentry workshop in Puttalam district, reports The Hindu. The incident happened despite a nationwide curfew imposed on May 13 night after anti-Muslim riots spread to three districts.Police s
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Mobs attacked and killed an unidentified muslim manat his carpentry workshop in Puttalam district, reports The Hindu. The incident happened despite a nationwide curfew imposed on May 13 night after anti-Muslim riots spread to three districts.Police said there were sporadic incidents of mobs throwing stones and torching shops, motorcycles and cars owned by Muslims. Mobs set ablaze at least three shops in Hettipola town. Following the riots, a nationwide curfew was announced on May 13 adds Colombo Page. Sri Lankan authorities have temporarily curbed the use of social media platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp.
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May - 13 
Security Forces on May 13 arrested nearly 40 terror suspects, mostly residents of Kaththankudi inBatticaloa District of Eastern province, reports Sri Lanka Mirror. Two businessmen linked to the Islamic State have been arrested in Bibile in Monaragala
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Security Forces on May 13 arrested nearly 40 terror suspects, mostly residents of Kaththankudi inBatticaloa District of Eastern province, reports Sri Lanka Mirror. Two businessmen linked to the Islamic State have been arrested in Bibile in Monaragala District of Uva Province. There were 60 Islamic terror suspect names in the laptop recovered at Training Center in Nuwara Eliya of Central province after the April 21 bombings.
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May - 14 
A 45-year-old individual died of stab wounds in Kurunegala District in North Western Province of Sri Lanka, reports The Hindu on May 14. On the same day, Police arrested dozens and remanded nearly 30 persons in connection with anti-Muslim attacks in
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A 45-year-old individual died of stab wounds in Kurunegala District in North Western Province of Sri Lanka, reports The Hindu on May 14. On the same day, Police arrested dozens and remanded nearly 30 persons in connection with anti-Muslim attacks in at least three Districts. According to Police Spokesperson Ruwan Gunasekara, Amith Weerasinghe of MahasonBalakaya, a Sinhala-Buddhist group; and Namal Kumara, a self-declared anti-corruption activist were arrested in connection with the violence. Newsin Asia further adds that security experts described the anti-Muslim violence as being “serious” especially because violence had taking place while the curfew was on. Many Muslim houses, business premises and vehicles were vandalized. Violence against Muslims houses and businesses began in Negombo, a Christian area, north of Colombo.
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May - 15 
Army on May 15 stated that it is investigating a video clip circulating in social media that showed a person dressed in a uniform similar to that of the military was watching while a group of violent saboteurs were in action in Thunmodara of Western
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Army on May 15 stated that it is investigating a video clip circulating in social media that showed a person dressed in a uniform similar to that of the military was watching while a group of violent saboteurs were in action in Thunmodara of Western province, reports Colombo Page.
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May - 15 
Police Media Spokesperson stated that 85 suspects have been arrested in connection to the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks, reports Colombo Page on May 15. Out of the 85 suspects, 64 are detained in the custody of the Criminal Investigations Depart
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Police Media Spokesperson stated that 85 suspects have been arrested in connection to the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks, reports Colombo Page on May 15. Out of the 85 suspects, 64 are detained in the custody of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). The Police Media Spokesperson said 20 suspects are being held under detention by the Terrorists Investigation Division and investigated. He said 17 safe houses used by the terrorists for lodging and 7 training camps were also discovered.
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May - 15 
Police Media Spokesperson Superintendent of Police (SP) Ruwan Gunasekara stated that Western Province Intelligence Division have arrested a suspect, identified as Mohammed Rizwan on May 15 from an unspecified location in Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Pa
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Police Media Spokesperson Superintendent of Police (SP) Ruwan Gunasekara stated that Western Province Intelligence Division have arrested a suspect, identified as Mohammed Rizwan on May 15 from an unspecified location in Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. He is believed to have maintained close links with the Easter Sunday suicide bombers. SP Ruwan Gunasekara further said that intelligence investigators have been deployed to gather information on those who are engaged in violent incidents and individuals who are leading such incidents and investigations are being conducted into the incidents that took place in the Northwestern Province and in the Minuwangoda area.
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Three suspects in connection with the Easter Sunday suicide attacks on country's churches and hotels on April 21 have been arrested in Kalmunaicity of Ampara District in Eastern Province on May 20, reports Colombo Page. Police Media Spokesman's Offic
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Three suspects in connection with the Easter Sunday suicide attacks on country's churches and hotels on April 21 have been arrested in Kalmunaicity of Ampara District in Eastern Province on May 20, reports Colombo Page. Police Media Spokesman's Office stated that the arrest was made following information received by the intelligence units that the group had links to the bomb blasts.
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May - 24 
Police on May 24 arrested a person, Hapuarachchige Pavithra Madushanka (32), suspected of placing a parcel of hand grenades near a school in Baduraliya of Kalutara District, reports Colombo Page.
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Police on May 24 arrested a person, Hapuarachchige Pavithra Madushanka (32), suspected of placing a parcel of hand grenades near a school in Baduraliya of Kalutara District, reports Colombo Page.
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May - 27 
Police arrested another suspect in connection with placing a parcel of explosives near the Grade one class of Palindanuwara Dikhena Junior School in Baduraliya of Kalutara District, reports Colombo Page on May 27. The 31-year-old suspect is the broth
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Police arrested another suspect in connection with placing a parcel of explosives near the Grade one class of Palindanuwara Dikhena Junior School in Baduraliya of Kalutara District, reports Colombo Page on May 27. The 31-year-old suspect is the brother of a suspect arrested earlier for placing the parcel containing two locally built bombs and 13 foreign made bombs near the school.
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May - 27 
President Maithripala Sirisena on May 27 described his country as “99%” secure and urged the international community to continue to provide economic assistance and lift the travel advisories issued to tourists, reports The Hindu. President Sirisena t
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President Maithripala Sirisena on May 27 described his country as “99%” secure and urged the international community to continue to provide economic assistance and lift the travel advisories issued to tourists, reports The Hindu. President Sirisena told select Colombo-based diplomats, and urged countries to lift the travel ban imposed following the Easter attacks. “He [Mr. Sirisena] thanked the international community for the cooperation and assistance provided to Sri Lanka at this time of need and urged them to continue to provide economic assistance and lift the travel advisories issued to tourists,” according to a statement issued by his office.
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May - 29 
Chief of National Intelligence (CNI) Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Sisira Mendis told the PSC that though he briefed the then Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando on the impending terrorist attack, reports Island.
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Chief of National Intelligence (CNI) Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Sisira Mendis told the PSC that though he briefed the then Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando on the impending terrorist attack, reports Island.
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May - 29 
Defense Secretary General (retd) Shantha Kottegoda submitted before the eight-member Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) that intelligence services in the country were not weakened, reports Colombo Page. PSC had met for the first times since it was
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Defense Secretary General (retd) Shantha Kottegoda submitted before the eight-member Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) that intelligence services in the country were not weakened, reports Colombo Page. PSC had met for the first times since it was appointed to inquire into the terrorist attacks on April 21.
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May - 29 
The Police have recovered cash worth LKR five million belonging to National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) leader Mohamed Saharan and a laptop believed to be belonged to the NTJ leader in Ampara District in Eastern Province, reports Colombo Page. Both the rec
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The Police have recovered cash worth LKR five million belonging to National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) leader Mohamed Saharan and a laptop believed to be belonged to the NTJ leader in Ampara District in Eastern Province, reports Colombo Page. Both the recovered items were hidden by the Ampara District leader of NTJ Kalmunai Siyam. The Police had recovered LKR 1.5 million of the hidden LKR 5 million on May 29. The remaining LKR 3.5 million was recovered in the house of Siyam's uncle on May 31. Some gold items have also been recovered.
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*Data till , March 28, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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