Minister Bandula Gunawardena said a police complaint has been lodged regarding an alleged assault on the sub-postmaster of the of Rukmalpitiya sub-post office in Katuwana in Hambantota district.
Issuing a statement, the minister said the alleged incident had occured yesterday, when the official had visited the home of a pensioner who was paralyzed to hand over his pension. Three individuals had allegedly surrounded the victim and assaulted him. He is currently receiving treatment at the Katuwana hospital.
Mr Gunawardena said both he and the Postmaster General have lodged separate police complaints over the incident and stressed that it was the duty of the police to take strict action against such individuals to ensure that Government officials, who are engaged in an exemplary service at this time of national crisis, can perform their duties without any fear.
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A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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