Two Constables from the Police Lifesaving Unit who were on duty at Panadura beach managed to rescue an adult and four children who were swept out to sea by a rip current last afteroon (12).
The two Constables, identified as Pushpakumara (69651) and Dasun (91046) managed to rescue the group of persons who were swept out to sea.
The rescued persons were two male children aged 9 and 12, two female children aged 14 and 17 and a 23-year-old adult male.
The rescued persons were handed over to their relatives after administering basic first-aid.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
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