{
  "id": 6847847,
  "title": "Shiran Basik’s father arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/shiran-basiks-father-arrested",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T00:00:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/shiran-basiks-father-arrested/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Norman Palihawadane Abdul Razak Mohamed Basik, father of alleged drug trafficker Shiran Basik, has been arrested over the purchase of an apartment valued at more than Rs. 30 million, police said. He was arrested by the Colombo Central Crime Investigation Bureau in connection with an investigation into the purchase of an apartment at a […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}