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Manampitiya accident : driver arrested (Update)

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Police have arrested the driver of the bus which had toppled from the Manampitiya bridge last night (July 09).

Police suspect that the accident occurred after the driver had lost control of the vehicle after driving at a high speed.

Police Media Spokesman – SSP Nihal Thalduwa has revealed that the driver in question has been fined on previous occasions as well for reckless driving.

While it has been confirmed that the driver was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident, further investigations are underway to determine whether or not he was intoxicated by any other narcotic substances at the time, Thalduwa had further stated.

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(Previous News : July 10, 2023 12.40pm)

Death toll rises to 11 in Manampitiya bus accident!

The number of deaths in the accident that occurred when a bus fell into the river from the Kotaleeya Bridge in Manampitiya has increased to 11, hospital sources said.

A bus travelling from Polonnaruwa to Kattankudy met with an accident last night injuring 40 other passengers.

Bus has no permit!

Meanwhile, it was reported that the bus that was involved in the accident does not have a permit issued from the National Transport Commission (NTC).

Speaking to the media, NTC Chairman Shashi Welgama said that investigations are being conducted to see if any license has been issued by a provincial authority.

He said that laws are being drafted to impose hefty fines for buses that are being operated improperly. 

“When we get the information, we deploy mobile inspection teams. Sometimes these buses are not running on the days when these teams are deployed. There have been instances where information about such buses has been obtained and they have been produced in the court. Besides, they operate without any permission,” he said.

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Assets of 02 police officers to be probed

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Assets of two prominent police officers are to be probed after authorities received a number of complaints, highly placed sources in the government say.

One officer in question is a DIG while the other is a SSP, reports add.

The Police Illegal Assets And Property Investigation Division are conducting further investigations.

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AG seeks CID probe into social media smear campaign against his staff

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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has opened a probe following a complaint by Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe that his staff have been unduly targeted by false allegations on social media.

The AG’s instruction to the CID came after several of his staff complained to him over the allegation on social media.

Particularly targeted are senior AG’s Department officials awaiting promotions, sources said.

In one of the posts, a senior officer was accused of being supportive of granting bail to Thamil Makkal Viduthal Puligal (TMVP) leader Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillaiyan, when his fundamental rights application over his arrest was taken up. During the hearing of the FR case, the matter of bail was not even considered, the sources said.

Another allegation was that in a case related to the suspended Police Chief Deshabandu Tennakoon, the AG prevented a senior officer from representing the department and instead sent a junior officer. However, on the particular day, the senior officer was indisposed, the sources said.

These allegations surface as the AG’s Department has filed more than 600 new indictments in High Courts so far this year, while the Bribery Commission has also referred several bribery and corruption cases to the AG for prosecution.

(sundaytimes.lk)
(This story, originally published by sundaytimes.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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19-yr. old dies after falling from elevator

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A 19-year-old youth has died after falling from a service elevator at a hotel in the Pannai area, in the Jaffna Police Division.

According to the police, the incident had occurred last night (June 21) and the deceased has been identified as a resident of Nirveli, Jaffna.

According to investigations, the youth was employed at the hotel and had been using the service elevator -intended for transporting goods.

Further investigations are underway.

This incident follows a similar case recently reported from a hotel in Moratuwa last week.

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