A ceremony was held today (9) under the patronage of the Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles in appreciation of the police officers who contributed to the rescue of two children taken hostage and preventing any injuries or fatalities from occurring.
Accordingly, DIG M.K.B.S.N. Gunarathne, V.G.D.S. Samaranayake and nine other police officers were awarded tokens of appreciation under the Police Reward Fund for their contributive efforts throughout the operation.
The two children who were taken hostage by a father over a family dispute on Monday (6) in Jalthara, Hanwella were rescued by the Police Special Task Force after a nine-hour operation.
The suspect had come with a hand grenade to murder his wife who was living at the Government Employees Housing Complex in Jalthara on Monday evening and taken the children hostage.
Picture courtesy: Police Media Division
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.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
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.
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