Open warrant issued against LTTE ‘pitch invader’
WEDNESDAY, 03 JULY 2013
Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya today issued an open warrant to arrest Logeshwaran Manimaran who invaded the pitch at Cardiff Grounds in the United Kingdom (UK) carrying a ‘Tiger’ during the semifinals match on June 20, played between Sri Lanka and India in the ICC Champions trophy tournament.Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya todayissued an open warrant to arrest Logeshwaran Manimaran who invaded the pitch at Cardiff Grounds in the United Kingdom (UK) carrying a ‘Tiger’ flag during the semifinals match on June 20, played between Sri Lanka and India in the ICC Champions trophy tournament.
The Magistrate issued an open warrant to arrest the suspect Logeswaran Manimaran alias Mohamed Raji, a British Citizen residing in the UK, for allegedly withdrawing cash from 10 ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) of several private banks in Sri Lanka by using fake credit cards.
He was alleged to have withdrawn money to the tune of nearly Rs. 3 million from the Hatton National Bank and the Commercial Bank.
The suspect was identified as the person who carried the ‘Tiger’ flag during the cricket match, after comparing the visuals recorded in the CCTV cameras fixed in the ATM cubicles.
After identifying the suspect the CID had questioned two other suspects, Ananda Ruban Kaladeepam and Balasubramanium Udyanan already in detained by the CID regarding the crime, who verified his identity.
They had told CID that Logeswaran Manimaran, the person who carried the ‘Tiger’ flag during the cricket match in Cardiff had come to Sri Lanka recently and executed the fraud.
CID Inspector D.A.M. Priyadarshana moved to court to issue a warrant for the suspect Logeswaran Manimaran’s arrest and have Interpol informed, as he had migrated to England and was absconding.
Magistrate Pilapitiya issued an open warrant to have the suspect arrested through Interpol and further inquiry was fixed for July 30.( TFT)
Electricity mafia causes losses amounting to millions
Details Created On Wednesday, 03 July 2013 13:08 Category: General
The actions of the electricity mafia involving some private sector thermal power producers and officials in the CEB has caused daily losses amounting to millions of rupees in the country.
It has been estimates that the country is losing approximately Rs. 110 million a day due to the CEB’s decision to halt hydropower generation when all the reservoirs are filled to capacity.
The Advisor to the National Electricity Consumers Movement Bandula Chandrasekera has said that due to unscheduled maintenance and sudden breakdowns at some hydropower plants, as claimed by the CEB, the national grid has been deprived of around 195 MW of hydropower.
The CEB has therefore made arrangements to purchase thermal power from private suppliers at much higher rates.
The cost to produce one unit of hydropower is less than Rs. 3.50 while thermal power purchased from private suppliers varies between Rs. 20 to Rs 40 per unit.
The Advisor to the National Electricity Consumers Movement Bandula Chandrasekera has said that due to unscheduled maintenance and sudden breakdowns at some hydropower plants, as claimed by the CEB, the national grid has been deprived of around 195 MW of hydropower.
The CEB has therefore made arrangements to purchase thermal power from private suppliers at much higher rates.
The cost to produce one unit of hydropower is less than Rs. 3.50 while thermal power purchased from private suppliers varies between Rs. 20 to Rs 40 per unit.
