Pujith Jayasundera Archives - Ceylon Independent

Four including father arrested for giving alcohol to infant

18Jul

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Four including father arrested for giving alcohol to infant

Sri Lanka Police have arrested a father and three others for cruelty to a child following an investigation into a video appeared in social media which showed the father feeding his 13-mnth old son what appeared to be alcohol from a bottle. The video posted recently on social media websites showing a man feeding what appears to be an alcoholic beverage to the infant was brought to the attention of the IGP Pujith Jayasundera. The incident had taken place on the 14th of this month in the Meegalewa - Ganangamuwa area. Following an investigation conducted by the Meegalewa police, the father and three others were arrested Tuesday for the offence of Cruelty to Children (section 308A) under the Penal Code Amendment Act No. 22 of 1995. The infant's 40-year-old father and the other three...

Action to be taken against promoters of hate speech

7Mar

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Action to be taken against promoters of hate speech

The government has decided to closely monitor and crackdown on hate speech being promoted on social media. “All communal hate speech posts via social media would be curbed. One of decision made at today’s special ministerial meeting,” Minister of National Coexistence Dialogue and Official Languages, Mano Ganesan said in a Tweet. Meanwhile, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundera has directed the police to act against individual who makes statements promoting hate speech. Police have reportedly been given the power to initiate legal action against anyone promoting hate speech on social media.

Special island wide police operation nabs over 3000 for traffic violations

1Feb

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Special island wide police operation nabs over 3000 for traffic violations

A special four-hour operation launched Tuesday (30) night covering all police divisions across the island has made over 3000 arrests for traffic violations and seized consignments of illegal drugs and alcohol. The special police operation under the direction of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundera was carried out between 11:00 p.m. Tuesday and 3:00 a.m. Wednesday by all police stations in the country. Police Headquarters said that 3,115 motorists who violated the road rules were nabbed during the four-hour operation. During the operation, 20,913 vehicles were checked by police at 1,308 roadblocks and inspected 42,673 persons. The suspects arrested in this operation include 719 persons who were drunk, 554 suspects in connection with various crimes and 397 on arre...

Tri forces to provide security on the day of local government elections

25Jan

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Tri forces to provide security on the day of local government elections

Chairman of Sri Lanka's Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya said that on the day of the local government elections, the tri forces will be deployed for security duties. The elections for local government bodies will be held on 10th February. He said that this decision was made in a discussion held Wednesday with the Inspector General of the Police Pujith Jayasundera. The Election Commission chairman said that the agreement to allow tri forces to carry out patrolling 400 meters away from polling stations was reached today. He also said that there can be no CCTV cameras placed where the postal votes are marked. The postal votes will be handed over to senior postmasters on the 9th February but counting of the postal votes will begin in conjunction with the general votes at 4 pm on...

Sri Lanka strengthens tourist police to enhance safety of tourists

27Dec

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Sri Lanka strengthens tourist police to enhance safety of tourists

The Sri Lankan government said on Tuesday that it has allocated Rs. 50 million in 2018 to strengthen the tourist police force in order to enhance the safety of tourists visiting the island. As part of the measure to increase the efficiency of the tourist police division, motorcycles, trailer bikes and all-terrain vehicles were given to the Tourist Police at a ceremony held in the Independence Square in Colombo today. At the ceremony held under the patronage of the Minister of Law and Order Sagala Ratnayake, Minister of Tourism John Amaratunga and Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundera, 18 new trailer bikes, two 125-Cc bikes and four Beach Rovers were handed over to the Tourist Police. Tourism Minister Amaratunga has reportedly expressed concern about the increasing number ...

Phone monitoring: Police Commission takes case to CC

4Dec

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Phone monitoring: Police Commission takes case to CC

It was only last week that the Sunday Times reported on its front page that the head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Senior DIG Ravi Seneviratne revealed how Police Chief Pujith Jayasundera wanted telephone records of senior officers. The revelation came at a meeting the Police top brass — with the exclusion of the IGP — met members of the Police Commission. Mr Seneviratne said the Special Investigation Unit which functions under the Police Chief had given a list of names. Upon perusing, he had first found his phone number and, thereafter, a closer study had revealed all the mobile phone numbers belonged to senior Police officers. Following the meeting, the Police Commission has said it would make representations to the Constitutional Council over several issues they h...

Police arrest 41 suspects in connection with attacks in Jaffna

20Nov

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Police arrest 41 suspects in connection with attacks in Jaffna

The police say 41 suspects were arrested in connection with the attacks that took place in Jaffna. The police headquarters states that three teams have been deployed to apprehend those involved. Several violent incidents were reported from Kopai and Manipai areas recently Investigations are being carried out under the supervision of Senior DIG of the Northern Province under the directions of the Inspector general of police Pujith Jayasundera. Six suspects were arrested earlier, in this regard and search operations are being carried out in Kopai, Manipai Jaffna and Chunnakam police divisions. Several people had been injured recently in Jaffna in attacks by the gangs wielding sharp weapons and swords.

Special island wide police operation nabs over 800 wanted criminals and fugitives

11Nov

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Special island wide police operation nabs over 800 wanted criminals and fugitives

A special four-hour operation launched last night covering all police divisions across the island has nabbed over 800 wanted criminals and suspects with arrest warrants. The special police operation under the direction of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundera was carried out between 11:00 p.m. Friday and 3:00 a.m. Saturday by all police stations in the country with the participation of 16,362 police officers. As a result of the operation, 758 people with arrest warrants and 86 suspects wanted for crimes have been arrested. Another 962 persons have been arrested on suspicion. The operation carried out 948 drugs and illicit liquor raids. Three illegal firearms have also been seized. The police also cited 5,744 traffic violations during the island wide operation. ...