They were confined to Welikada for months, while some were Court Martialled and executed; mainly to suppress any future agitations suspected by them. The harsh treatment he received in His Majesty’s ...

The mutiny was suppressed with help of the Ceylon Light Infantry and three of the ring leaders – Gratian Fernando, G.B. de Silva and Carlo Gauder – were executed in the Welikada Prison. Early in 1944 ...

The Colombo Additional Magistrate has rejected a request made by Welikada Police seeking a court order prohibiting the Joint Opposition from protesting within the Welikada police division. Welikada ...

An alleged woman drug peddler called Budhagoda Sudharma Jayathilaka alias ‘Kudu Renu’ has been arrested by the police in Welikada today (30). The police have seized 3,500 milligrams of heroin in her ...