Suspended RI for Ex SLFP MP, two others

Nimal Wijesinghe Anuradhapura Additional Districtgroup correspondent

Anuradhapura High Court Judge Sunanda Kumara Ratnayake imposed a sentence of two years' rigorous imprisonment suspended for seven years on three accused in an assault case namely Janaka Mahendra Adikari, Eramudugolla Walawwe Parakrama Eramudugolla and Ilangasinghe Rajakaruna Somapala alias Chuti on pleading guilty to the offense.

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Special security plan for New Year season

Police have launched a special programme to ensure security to people converging on main cities and towns to purchase goods and other needs for the New Year season. This includes enhanced mobile patrols and deploying motor cycle and vehicle squads at strategic points to offer quick response to emergencies and the deployment of personnel in mufti to protect consumers from pickpockets and other fraudsters and racketeers said Police Spokesman SP Buddhika Siriwardena.

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Breathalyzer tests:

Police import 40,000 balloons

The Police Department announced they have imported 40,000 balloons for the breathalyzer test to determine the alcohol levels of persons to clamp down on drunk drivers during the Sinhala and Hindu New Year festival season.

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Policemen return bag with money to owner

Sri Lanka's Police force is often at the receiving end of brickbats from the public and not without good reasons. Among the perennial accusations against policemen are that they are on the take with motorists being the chief victims.

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