A Policeman has been arrested over an incident in Thihagoda, Matara where a 15 year old school boy was injured when the firearm of the constable went off ‘accidentally’ this evening.
Police claim that the fire arm went off accidentally during a scuffle, but villages dispute the claim and say he fired deliberately. A tense situation was reported outside the Thihagoda police station with protests by the residents.
The student has been transferred to the Karapitiya hospital in a serious condition. The Policeman has been interdicted from service pending an investigation.
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 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.
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.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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