Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara has issued directives to launch a probe over alleged attack by police officials on a group of female protesters in Eppawala on Saturday, police said. The police Chief also directed North-Central DIG to take disciplinary action against those police officials who attacked the protesters.
The move came after, a video went viral in social media sites portraying police officials allegedly attacked female protesters near a temple in Eppawala against a priest. The North-Central Province DIG is tasked to carry out the probe on the incident and report back to IGP.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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