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Man sets 16-year-old on fire in front of father!

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6 months ago

November 29, 2022

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A 16-year-old student has been admitted to the Kandy National Hospital after he was set on fire by an unidentified man on the night of November 26.

The victim, a student of Ampitiya St. Benedict’s College, encountered this incident at Meekanuwa when he was on his way to inform the grandmother of him passing the GCE O/L examination with nine Distinctions.

The student, a resident of Maddegama, Ampitiya, was attacked near his home when his father was also nearby.

The father has told the police that an unidentified suspect threw kerosene on his son and set him on fire before running away.

Based on the information received, the police are conducting investigations to arrest a person who is a resident of Ampitiya, Meekanuwa and also addicted to drugs.

Senior Superintendent of Police in charge of Kandy Division Chamil Ratnayake said that the suspect has fled the area and three police teams have been deployed to arrest him.

The student has suffered burn injuries from the neck down and he underwent a surgery last morning (28).

He is scheduled to undergo another surgery in the future.

The locals said that a member of a gang that has been terrorizing the Ampitiya area has carried out the arson attack and that the student’s family is hiding the incident out of fear.

The residents alleged that these gangsters have committed many such inhuman acts over the past period, but the police have not taken action.

Drug traffickers and users of various drugs including heroin and ganja have been terrorizing the people of Ampitiya and surrounding areas for some time by extorting money, residents said.

They said when they informed the police about these incidents, the criminals had been given the information about the identity of the persons who had lodged the police complaint.

Therefore, no one will come forward to speak against these gangsters.

Source: Dinamina

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Have inquiry how you can have better country not on me missing my flight – Venerable Ajahn (Video)

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7 hours ago

June 4, 2023

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Venerable Ajahn Brahmawanso Thera, who was held back at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for 12 hours, said instead of having an inquiry about how he missed the flight, authorities should have an inquiry on how Sri Lanka can have a better country with more forgiveness.

“I learnt that the President has initiated an inquiry about how I missed my flight. Someone made a little mistake. It is not a big deal. So please instead of having an inquiry about how I missed my flight, instead have an inquiry how you can have a better country with more forgiveness. Allow people to make mistakes because one thing which I’ve noticed when you allow people to make a mistake, they’re not afraid of making mistakes. They make less mistakes,” the Thera said in a video.

The Thera said he never knew the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka was at the lounge that evening.

“I am a well-known monk. So, you go in the VIP lounge. I never knew the prime minister of Sri Lanka at the lounge that evening. He was going off to some big event over in Bangkok. Everything was orderly and plenty of time to wait for the flight. When it came to the boarding time, I asked if we are boarding soon. They said don’t worry, everything is on schedule. By the time they took me to the gate, that is when I saw the boarding bridge was moving away from the aircraft. The plane took off. I missed my flight. Nothing to do with anything which I was doing. I just got taken out only seen the lounge. Supposed to be VIP is supposed to look after VIPs please never become a VIP. You tend to lose your board. If I had just walked out by myself no problem, but you can’t exist soldiers outside,” he said.

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31 Jaffna University students suspended over a brawl

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7 hours ago

June 4, 2023

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A total of 31 students of the University of Jaffna have been suspended with immediate effect.

The 31 students of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce have been suspended following a brawl between second-year and third-year students on Friday.

Following preliminary investigations, 16 second-year students and 15 third-year students have been banned from entering the University premises until further notice.

They will also not be allowed to enter or remain inside University hostels.