Author name: Tharindu Withanage

‘Tell IGP’ Service, which was functionning to provide you with the opportunity to present your ideas and suggestions regarding the police service, as well as any type of complaint that should be brought to the attention of the Inspector General of Police, was re-established on the morning of 06.01.2025 under the leadership of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Attorney-at-Law, Mr. Prinayantha Weerasooriya. To obtain this service that offers prompt responses, you should visit the E-Service link on the official website ‘www.police.lk’ and select the ‘Tell IGP’ icon and submit the complaint by entering the correct information in the form. Link- https://telligp.police.lk/  If you feel that your complaint lodged at the police station is not being properly investigated, please forward it to the Inspector General of Police. This is a service which is provided round the clock.  

The new Police Post, Badowita in the Grama Niladhari Division of Katukurunduwatta Badowita of Police Area, Mount Lavinia was declared open on 01.01.2025 under the leadership of Hon. Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs – Mr. Ravi Senaviratne and Acting Inspector General of Police Mr. Priyantha Weerasuriya (Attorney-at-Law). There are 3250 houses in the Katukurunduwatta Grama Niladhari Division and the total population of the area is approximately 12990. Having established the new Police Post, it is expected to provide more efficient Police service to the residents, while strengthening the information network to combat drugs and crime in the area. Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Western Province – Mr. K. P. Mahinda Gunaratne, Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge Western Province South Range – Mr. Gayantha Marapana, Senior Superintendent of Police in charge of Mount Lavinia Division – Mr. Prasanna Brahmanage and Senior Superintendent of Police in charge of Nugegoda Division – Mr. Mangala Dehideniya participated in this event.

A new technological project implemented by the Sri Lanka Police under the Clean Sri Lanka national programme was introduced to the public at the Police Headquarters on 01.01.2025 under the patronage of Attorney-at-Law Priyantha Weerasooriya, the Acting Inspector General of Police. The project has introduced an app called ‘Sri Lanka Police eTraffic’, which allows obtaining information from among the public to identify traffic offenders with the view of reducing traffic accidents. The facility to download this app by visiting the official website of Sri Lanka Police, www.police.lk, and clicking the e-service icon, has been offered.  (Link – https://www.police.lk/?page_id=647) It is possible to upload photos or videos of vehicles driving recklessly on the road violating traffic rules and of reckless drivers. The photos and videos will be monitored by the operation room at the Police Headquarters and forwarded to the relevant investigation bodies for law enforcement.

Hon. Ananda Wijayapala, Minister of Public Security, Senior Deputy Inspector General (Retired) Ravi Seneviratne, Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, and Attorney-at-Law Priyantha Weerasooriya, Acting Inspector General of Police, have visited the Narahenpita Hospital on the evening of 01.01.2025 to inquire about the well-being of the police officers receiving inpatient treatment at the said hospital.

celebrated the beginning of the new year 2025 and the took the oath before the Inspector General of Police by the staff of the Sri Lanka Police, which is dedicated to maintain law, order and public security, was held on the morning of 01.01.2025 at the Police Headquarters premises with the participation of a number of senior officers and a number of police officers representing various divisions. A New Year food table was beautifully organized for the police officers, which was hosted by the Police Headquarters, and the Inspector General of Police has instructed the police officers to carry out their future work successfully and to make their maximum contribution on behalf the public.

The annual year-end overnight Pirith chanting ceremony conducted by the Sri Lanka Police, invoking blessings for the new year, was held at the Police Headquarters on the night of 30.12.2024 under the patronage of Hon. Ananda Wijayapala, Minister of Public Security, and with the participation of Mr. Ravi Seneviratne, Senior Deputy Inspector General (Retired), Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, and the Acting Inspector General of Police Mr. Priyantha Weerasooriya. In line with the pirith chanting ceremony, the morning almsgiving ceremony for 25 Buddhist monks was also held at the Gangarama Temple on the following day, i.e. 31.12.2024. Many police officers including retired Inspectors Generals of Police and senior police officers participated in these meritorious deeds.