Several police officers interdicted & transferred over death of woman in custody
Four police officers have been interdicted while three others including two Women Police Constables have been transferred over the death of a 41-year-old female while in Police custody.
The Police Media Division said the deceased, a 41-year-old resident of Badulla, who was employed as a domestic worker at the residence of a film producer, was arrested on the 11th of May.The arrest was made by the Welikada Police based on a complaint made by the employer of the deceased, claiming that the woman in question had stolen gold jewelry.
According to Police, the woman had briefed about the incident on the 11th of May and later that day was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital after complaining about breathing difficulties.
She succumbed while at the National Hospital. Although the body of the woman was released based on the directive of health authorities following the post-mortem examination, relatives of the woman had raised concerns about the incidents.Accordingly, a special investigation was launched on the directive of the Inspector General of Police.During investigations, authorities have uncovered several Police officers had in fact violated several regulations.Accordingly, four police officers have been interdicted and three others were transferred over the death of the 41-year-old female.
Further investigations are underway to determine additional sanctions on officers who handled the incident.
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed the immediate establishment of an Agricultural Modernization Secretariat to address the issues arising in the Agricultural Modernization Program. This directive was given during a discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (19) to formulate a policy framework for modernizing the agriculture sector.
President Wickremesinghe instructed the President’s Secretary to appoint additional secretaries from the President’s Office, Ministry of Agriculture, and other line ministries, along with officials of equivalent ranks, to serve in the Agricultural Modernization Secretariat. He emphasized the importance of involving the private sector in these activities.
The President highlighted that the armed forces are also contributing to the agricultural modernization program. He instructed officials to publicize the activities of the Agricultural Modernization Secretariat, which should include collaborative efforts between the public and private sectors. These activities will be based on research conducted in key areas such as tea, coconut, rubber, paddy, cinnamon, and fisheries.
President Wickremesinghe suggested implementing pilot projects in the respective fields, involving officials from local government institutions and the private sector, with the guidance and technical support of the public sector.
The President requested a progress report from the officials of the Agricultural Modernization Secretariat by July. Additionally, he advised submitting requests for required land to the Secretariat and proposed appropriate solutions.
President Wickremesinghe was briefed on the decisions made by the Agriculture Modernization Committee, led by Senior Professor Gamini Senanayake, on agricultural innovation projects. He emphasized the involvement of private sector academics, researchers, experienced officials, and the youth community in implementing these projects.
The President stressed the need to modernize all sectors, including plantation industries, fishing, fish production, ornamental flower cultivation, vegetable and fruit production, grain production, milk, and egg production.
Officials were instructed to keep the President informed about decisions made by sub-committees, chaired by Ministry Secretaries, involving the business community in relevant fields, as part of the agriculture sector modernization program, aimed at building a developed Sri Lanka by 2048.
The discussion was attended by Senior Advisor to the President on National Security and Chief of Presidential Staff Sagala Ratnayake, Senior Advisor to the President on Economic Affairs Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunga, President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake, heads of government and private institutions related to the agriculture sector, and secretaries of relevant ministries.
(President’s Media Division)
A shooting incident reported from Borella claimed the life of a 52-year-old man this morning (May 20).
According to the police, two unidentified gunmen had opened fire at the victim near the level crossing on Leslie Ranagala Mawatha in Borella.
The shooting victim, who was identified as a resident of the Kelaniya area, succumbed to critical injuries upon being rushed to the National Hospital in Colombo.
The police said the motive behind the shooting was not immediately clear.
However, Borella Police are conducting further investigations to apprehend the perpetrators who fled the scene after opening fire.
The National Elections Commission (NEC) is exploring the possibility of establishing mobile voting centres for people with mobility challenges, its Chairman, Attorney-at-Law Nimal Punchihewa said on Saturday (May 20).
Accordingly, the vote of such individuals will be collected upon visiting his/her residence, he noted, adding that current election laws must be amended in order to implement such measures.
He also noted that laws are being drafted to enable voters who are employed in several selected industries to cast their vote on the day before the election.
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