[Police Log]

Yasaratne GAMAGE

New Police Media Spokesman

SSP Prishantha Jayakodi resumed duties as the Police Media Spokesman with effect from yesterday. Former spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana took over duties as the Ampara Division SSP.

Woman stabbed

An 18 year old woman who sustained serious injuries after being stabbed by a man, succumbed to her injuries at Anamduwa hospital on Monday. Anamaduwa Police arrested the suspect who is said to be the victim's paramour. K P Udeshika Dilhani of Diulwewa died in the incident. The suspect was remanded until October 16 on being produced in Puttalam magistrate court.

Bodies found

Kurunegala Police on Tuesday found the body of a man floating in a drainage canal beside the Kurunegala tank bund. The deceased was identified as S H Mohommad Sameer, 32, of Teliyagonna. The body was sent to Kurunegala hospital morgue for the post-mortem. Police are investigating.

Meanwhile, Kalutara North Police, acting on a tip off, found another body of a man at Kalido beach near the Kalu Ganga estuary. The man appears to be of around 60 years and was thin and 5'4" tall. Police detected injuries on his neck and right elbow. The body was sent to Nagoda hospital morgue. Police seek public assistance to find his identity.

Roller out of control, killing driver

A driver who received serious injured when the roller he was operating turned over, succumbed to his injuries at Vavuniya hospital on Tuesday. He was working at the renovation site of the Iliyamaradu tank when he faced the mishap.

P P Martin Perera, 47, of Ambanwala, died in the incident. Investigations are continuing.

Mother of two strangled

Karuwalagaswewa Police on Monday found a body of a 32 year old woman floating in Mee Oya in Pawattamaduwa. Investigations revealed that the victim, W M Chitra Irangani of Thabbowa had been manually strangled by her paramour after an argument two days earlier at her home. Police arrested the suspect. Interrogation from him revealed that he had dumped her body in Mee Oya the next day. The suspect was remanded until October 23 on being produced in Puttalam magistrate court.