A special committee comprising four senior police officers, headed by Senior Deputy Inspector General Ajith Rohana, has been appointed by the Acting Inspector General of Police to investigate the fatal bus accident at Gerandi Ella in Kotmale, which claimed 22 lives.

The bus, operated by the Sri Lanka Transport Board and travelling from Kataragama to Kurunegala, met with the accident in the early hours of Sunday.

The Acting IGP has instructed the committee to examine key factors that led to the accident and to submit recommendations on preventive measures the Sri Lanka Police can implement to avoid similar incidents in the future.

(dailymirror.lk)

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Police have warned of a rapidly circulating scam, falsely claiming to offer internet facilities and 50 GB of mobile data under the names of various leading telecommunications companies.

According to a post on the official Facebook page of the Sri Lanka Police, the scam appears to coincide with the Vesak full moon day and is designed to trick unsuspecting users into entering personal information into fraudulent applications.

Police have advised that these offers are entirely fake and warned the public not to provide any personal details, especially on unverified websites or mobile applications and not to share One-Time Passwords (OTPs) received on their phones with third partiesThe public is advised to remain vigilant and report any suspicious messages or links to the police or relevant service providers immediately.

Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has been fined 10 percent of her match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct.

The incident took place during the final group stage game of the recently concluded tri-series in Sri Lanka, with the hosts facing South Africa in Colombo. The Proteas emerged victorious in a high-scoring fixture.

Athapaththu was found to have breached Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an International Match.”

In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Athapaththu’s disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in a 24-month period.

The said incident occurred in the 32nd over of South Africa’s innings, when after being hit for a four by Annerie Dercksen, Athapaththu took off her sunglasses and smashed them to the ground, breaking them into several pieces.

The charges were levelled by on-field umpires Anna Harris and Dedunu de Silva, third umpire Lyndon Hannibal and fourth umpire Nimali Perera.

There was no need of a hearing as Athapaththu admitted the offence and accepted the sanctions proposed by Michelle Pereira of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referees.

Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points.

The tri-series was eventually won by India, who defeated Sri Lanka, the tournament hosts in the final by 97 runs.

(ICC)