Sri Lanka, Sept. 19 -- The Court of Appeal has ordered that a writ petition filed seeking directives to ensure the safety of alleged underworld figure Nilanga Sampath Silva, alias 'Panadura Nilanga', be taken up for consideration on September 26.

The petitioner, the suspect's mother, filed the application requesting an order to safeguard her son, who was recently arrested in Indonesia, brought back to Sri Lanka, and is currently being held in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The case was called today before a bench comprising Court of Appeal President Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya and Justice Priyantha Fernando, said Ada Derana reporter.

After hearing facts from counsel for the petitioner and Additional Solicit...