The Bandarawela Police Headquarters Inspector is being probed regarding the manner a woman whose child was abandoned in a train was questioned in front of the media.
The Special Investigations Division at the Police Headquarters has launched the probe on the directive of the Inspector General of Police.
The investigation came a day after TV news bulletins showed the HQI asking questions from the woman about abandoning the child.
A statement from the Police Media Division said the officer had acted in violation of circulars regarding questioning of women and children.
The 25 year old woman was arrested on Saturday after her child was found abandoned in the toilet of the Batticaloa bound train on Friday.
The father of the child too, aged 25 was also arrested on Saturday and remanded today until March 15.
The couple was unmarried and had decided to abandon the child.
The death toll in the Ella bus accident has increased to 15 with 16 others injured.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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