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Thero calls for probe over power disconnection at Abhayaramaya

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On Dec. 01, the Ceylon Electricity Board had taken measures to disconnect power supply to the Abhayaramaya Temple in Narahenpita without prior notice over an unpaid bill of Rs. 11,000, reports say.

The disconnection had taken place at a time when the Chief Incumbent of the Abhayarama Temple – Ven. Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero had not been at the temple.

Upon learning of this, a member of the ‘Dayaka Sabha’ had immediately paid the due sum and the relevant re connection fee, to secure power to the temple on the very day.

Ven. Ananda Thero has urged CEB authorities to conduct an investigation into the incident, as the disconnection had taken in a manner that violated CEB regulations.

According to usual procedure, the CEB must initially inform the customer of the impending disconnection and issue a ‘Red Bill.’ Also, a disconnection is only possible for unpaid bills amounting to over Rs. 5,000.

The Thero points out that CEB regulations have been violated as no red bill or prior warning has been issued while the unpaid sum was a total not pertaining to a single meter but 03 meters.

Ven. Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero is considered a very close aide of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

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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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