Police, military officers backing criminal elements
Army intelligence authorities have obtained reliable information that a number of senior police and security forces personnel are supporting drug dealers and other antisocial elements operating in the Colombo city and suburbs.
September 27, 2013
By Anuradha Samuel-Friday, 27 Sep 2013
Army intelligence authorities have obtained reliable information that a number of senior police and security forces personnel are supporting drug dealers and other antisocial elements operating in the Colombo city and suburbs.
It has also been found that such officers have supported criminals for extortion and terrorist activities.
Though it was known that such activities were going on for some time, no action against them was possible due to the influence wielded by the senior police officers involved.
Most of those officers have now retired, but continue to exert influence to block investigations, army intelligence authorities have revealed. One such retired Senior Police Officer from Negambo still enjoys various benefits including police guards, they said. (Ceylon Today Online)
BUSINESSMAN SHOT DEAD ON BLOEMENDHAL ROAD
September 27, 2013
A businessman was shot and killed on Bloemendhal Road in Kotahena today by unidentified gunmen who had arrived in a car, police said.
The shooting was carried out at around 4.10pm today by a group of unidentified men who managed to escape in a car following the shooting, Police Spokesman SP Buddhika Siriwardena said.
The victim was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital with gunshot wounds, however succumbed to injuries soon after, he said.
The shooting was carried out at around 4.10pm today by a group of unidentified men who managed to escape in a car following the shooting, Police Spokesman SP Buddhika Siriwardena said.
The victim was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital with gunshot wounds, however succumbed to injuries soon after, he said.
