Bounden duty to implement Mathata Thitha - Senior DIG Prathapasinghe

Sarath Malalasekera

Public corporation is vital for the Police Force to maintain law and order in the country, said Southern Range Senior DIG D.W. Prathapasinghe.

“The co-opration between the general public and Police was visible in the setting of community centres in the Southern Province,” he said.

DIG D.W. Prathapasinghe expressed these sentiments at a ceremony held at the Hikkaduwa Police Station held to distribute five motorcycles to the Police Mobile Division of the Hikkaduwa Police recently.

Handing over the motorcycles to the Police personnel Senior DIG Prathapasinghe urged the beneficeries to make use of these motorcycles for the benefit of the public and to control the crimes in the area.

Religious ceremonies were conducted by the clergy of all religions at the Hikkaduwa Police Station. Senior DIG Prathapasinghe asserted that security in the Southern Province will be strengthened with the assistance of the Defence Security and appropriate traffic arrangements for smooth vehicle plying will be mooted. He emphasised that more Police Community Centres will be set up in the Southern range soon.

“Our bounden duty is to implement the President’s concept of Mathata Thitha to eradicate the hard drug menance from the Southern Range and the country,” DIG Prathapasinghe said.

While appealing to his officers to build a close relationship with the media in order to develop the Southern Range Senior DIG Prathapasinghe thanked all who participated at the ceremony.