Sabaragamuwa ragging : 7 undergrads bailed (Update)

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1 year ago

January 29, 2024

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Seven undergraduates of the Sabaragamuwa University who were arrested for ragging a female student, have been released on bail.

Taking up the case earlier today (Jan. 29), the Balangoda Magistrate’s Court ordered to release the seven suspects on personal bails of Rs. 100,000 each.

Initially, six male undergraduates were arrested by the Samanalawewa Police on Sunday evening (28 Jan.) while a female undergraduate had surrendered to the police this morning.

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(Previous News : Published at 2024/01/29 at 9:43 am)

6 undergrads arrested for ragging at Sabaragamuwa Uni.

Six fourth-year students from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Languages at Sabaragamuwa University have been arrested by the Samanalaweva Police on charges of ragging a female student.

The Samanalaweva Police conducted an investigation following a complaint received on hotline 1997 and arrested the suspects.

Police said the arrested students are from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Languages of the Sabaragamuwa University.

They were arrested yesterday (28) after being summoned to the Samanalawewa Police Station.

The arrested students, aged 23, 24 and 25 years are residents of Morawaka, Rukgahawila, Aluhtarama, Imaduwa and Kithalawa and they will be produced before courts today.

“Reports of Wijepala – Nissanka meeting, fake”

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11 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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The Public Security Ministry has denied media reports claiming that the Public Security minister – Ananda Wijepala had met Nissanka Senadhipathi.

The Minister’s media secretary had clarified this in a letter to Acting IGP Priyantha Weerasuriya.
Adding that the neither the Minister or a representative had ever met Senadhipathi as claimed, the letter calls for proper investigations into the fake news and legal action against those responsible.

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Special allowance for policemen on duty at ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’

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15 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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A special transport allowance and a combined allowance will be provided to police personnel assigned to ensure the safety of devotees attending the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Siri Dalada Vandanawa) in Kandy, the police said.

The measure has been taken over the instructions of the Acting IGP, in consideration of the fact that these police personnel will be on continuous day and night duty for over 10 days, away from their regular stations and incurring additional personal expenses.

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Ravi K’s Bill to repeal Online Safety Act, gazetted

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15 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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The Bill to repeal the Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024, and other regulations concerning the Act, has been gazetted.

The Online Safety Bill was passed by a majority vote in Parliament on Jan. 24, 2024.

The Bill that has been gazetted was submitted by opposition MP Ravi Karunanayake.

On Feb. 28, 2025, MP Karunanayake submitted a private member’s Bill to the Parliament Secretary-General, aiming to repeal the controversial Online Safety Act.