{
  "id": 4973928,
  "title": "Pillayan others further remanded",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/pillayan-others-further-remanded",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T23:55:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/pillayan-others-further-remanded/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, and two military intelligence informants, were further remanded until September 15 over their alleged involvement in the killings of five people, in Batticaloa, in 2008. The order was issued yesterday by the Acting Magistrate of the Batticaloa Magistrate’s Court after the three suspects were produced before court, via […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}