'Dicey' health workers nabbed in Kandy

Nadira Gunatilleke

COLOMBO: Four health workers attached to the Kandy Teaching Hospital were nabbed by Kandy police while gambling during duty hours. Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva ordered an inquiry into the incident last night, a Ministry spokesman said.

The spokesman said the four health workers were gambling in Kandy town during the day while on duty. They had signed in and then gone out for gambling.

The Administrative Officer of the Kandy Teaching Hospital has informed the ministry about the incident, the spokesman said. According to the spokesman, the Ministry's Special Investigation Unit conducted an inquiry and will hand over the report to Ministry Secretary Dr. Athula Kahandaliyanage today.

Disciplinary action will be taken against the four workers after the report. It is reported that the four health workers are attached to the trade union which launched a strike recently.