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Service of unfit cops to be terminated

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The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Public Security focused on terminating the service of police officers who have not fulfilled required medical standards.

The attention was drawn to this at the first meeting of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Public Security held in Parliament recently (20) under the chairmanship of Minister of Public Security – Tiran Alas.

The Members of Parliament who were present said that there are many officers in the police service who are not in good health condition for a long time and they do not engage in difficult duties following the submission of medical certificates. It was discussed at the meeting that some of these officers are not suffering from health problems and because of this, officers who are always performing their duties properly are getting inconvenienced.

Thus, the Inspector General of Police pointed out that there are about 4000 police officers who are not at the standard level of health condition for a long period of time. Accordingly, Minister Hon. Tiran Alas advised that the police department should prepare the necessary proposal regarding the removal of police officers who are not at the standard level of health condition for a long period of time and send it to the ministry.

Also, the Inspector General of Police pointed out that a large number of police officers will retire this year and therefore there will be vacancies of about 16000 police officers this year.

Also, there was a discussion on the reported incidents of police officers using drugs. Also, the committee focused on the implementation of the law regarding character assassination using the internet.

Also, the current situation of the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board, the Department of Registration of Persons, the Department of Immigration and Emigration the National Secretariat for Non-Governmental Organizations was also discussed.

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SJB candidate kills agricultural officer for not releasing fertilizer

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An Agricultural Research Officer at the Netolpitiya Agrarian Service Center in Tangalle was hacked to death due to a dispute over not releasing fertilizer, the Tangalle Police said. 

The 30-year-old victim R.M.Deepashika was a resident of Weliare in Netolpitiya, Tangalle. 

Fertilizers have been distributed free of charge at the Agrarian Service Center. 

While distributing fertilizer to the farmers, one man had engaged in an argument with the officer demanding fertilizer on Sunday (26). However, he had left the center after the argument.

Meanwhile, when the victim was leaving home for work yesterday (27) morning, the suspect had attacked her with a sharp weapon.

The seriously injured woman died while being taken to the Tangalle Base Hospital.

Police have arrested Jayawardena Pathiranage Sarath alias ‘Danny Baby’, a 41-year-old resident of Netolpitiya, over the murder.

It was said that the suspect is contesting the local government election from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).

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Six killed in Nashville school shooting

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Six people have been killed in a school shooting in the US city of Nashville, Tennessee, BBC reported.

Three of the victims were pupils aged nine or under at Covenant School, a privately run Christian school.

They were named by police as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney.

The adult victims were employees and named as Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61.

Covenant School has about 200 students, and teaches pupils from three years old up to around 12.

Ms Peak was a substitute teacher working at the school that day. Mr Hill was a janitor and Ms Koonce is described as the Head of School on Covenant’s website.

Police named the suspect as a 28-year-old woman, Audrey Hale, who identified as transgender.

Hale was armed with three guns, including a semi-automatic rifle, and was shot dead by police.

Nashville Police Chief John Drake said the shooter had conducted surveillance, and that maps of the building showing entry and exit points were found at a nearby home.

Police received the first call about the incident at 10:13 local time on Monday morning.

Police said the suspect got in by firing through one of the school doors, which were all locked.

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Grenade found from garden of Kabaddi Federation President

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A live grenade manufactured abroad has been found in front of the house of Sri Lanka Kabaddi Federation President – Mr. Anura Dharmaratne, which is located in the Dolahamuna area in Hettipola.

Mr. Dharmaratne had lodged a complaint yesterday (26) with the Hettipola police, saying that there’s a grenade in front of his car which was parked on his land.

He had claimed someone had planted the grenade thus after someone who had been offended after it was announced that he was going to contest for the Kabbaddi presidency again.

Subsequently, police had visited the premises and seized the grenade.
So far, no arrests have been made in connection with the incident.

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