Welikada Jailor Accused Of Fraud

Allegations have been leveled against a jailor in the female ward in the Welikada prison for forcing women guards to contribute money towards an unnamed charity fund, without prison authority approval. By Nirmala Kannangara A woman guard on condition of anonymity told The Sunday Leader that since February 14, 2011, Jailor Mallika had insisted that all women [...]

Weekly Police Report: Road Accidents Top List Again

By Roel Raymond 18th October Seylan Bank Building on Makola Road, Kiribathgoda catches fire. Flames are put out by Kiribathgoda Police Fire Brigade, officers from the Electricity Board and the public. The cause of the fire is yet unknown. Further investigations ongoing. Inspection of a building on the 2nd Cross Street in Fort reveal ingredients [...]

Canada To Tighten Asylum Laws After MV Sun Sea

By Roel Raymond Canada this week, introduced a bill that will tighten its asylum laws and seriously penalise human smugglers, following the arrival of some 500 asylum seekers from Sri Lanka earlier this year, the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reports. Canada’s Ministers for Immigration and Public Safety on Thursday unveiled the new act, titled Preventing Human [...]

Seven Year Old Axed By Father

Killed Because Food Was Not Tasty By Ranee Mohamed Perumal Pavaranjani of Gonadikawatte area down Gampola road in Kadugannawa was found dead on September 28, allegedly after being attacked by her father with an axe. Pavarajnini (7) had shouldered the responsibilities of cooking and cleaning and caring for her older brother and younger sister after [...]

India Using Facebook To Fight Crime

The City of Delhi, India has one of the worst traffic violation rates in the world. Unable to cope up with the sheer numbers of violations occurring on a daily basis, the Delhi Police opened up a Facebook page and encouraged people to contribute ‘evidence’ of traffic violations in order to track down more wrong [...]

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