No Wonder Sri Lanka’s Rich And Powerful Need CCTV Protection!
Kshama Ranawana
February began with news of the senseless killing of Mel Gunasekera, a well known financial analyst and journalist.
She had been stabbed to death allegedly by a would be burglar, who was caught within hours of the heinous crime, by police who identified him through the images caught on a Closed Circuit Television camera installed in a neighbouring home.
Hurrah then for the availability of CCTV camera’s in Sri Lanka. If only they are used to apprehend the villains of many other crimes committed in that country!
Reading the report of the murder and the agility with which the murderer was apprehended, got me thinking. If Mel had been killed or kidnapped because of her profession would the suspects have been so easily and speedily captured? Read More
