Author name: Tharindu Withanage

This year also, the Sri Lanka Police have organized and conducted several programs across the island to mark International Women’s Day (March 8). Among them, the program organized by the Police Seva Vanitha Sub-Unit was held on 12.03.2024 at the Auditorium of the Police Crime Records Division, Colombo, under the patronage of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Attorney-at-Law Priyantha Weerasuriya, and with the participation of his spouse, the Chairperson of the Police Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Nilmini Samaratunga. A lecture on personal and career development by veteran lecturer, Mr. Udaya Dewamulla; a lecture full of medical advice by Dr. Darshana Abeygunawardana, gynecologist; and a lecture on healthy living by Mr. Charith Gunathunga, nutritionist, were successfully conducted by the said guest speakers, and at the end of the program, all the women police officers who participated in this event representing functional divisions and police stations were presented with mementos to mark the event. The senior police officers, including Vice President of the Seva Vanitha Unit, Woman Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mrs. Nishani Senevirathna, in charge of Research and Information Technology Range, and the Secretary of the Seva Vanitha Unit, Woman Chief Police Inspector, Mrs. Nimali Fonseka, also participated in this event. The Vice President of the Seva Vanitha Unit, Research and Information Technology Directorate, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Ms. Nishani Seneviratne, was present. The Secretary of the Unit, Ms. Chief Inspector of Police, Ms. Nimali Fonseka, and several senior police officers participated in the event.  

H. E. Andrew Patrick, the British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka had a discussion with theActing Inspector General of Police, Mr. Priyantha Weerasuriya on 06.03.2025 to the Police Headquarters

Sub-Inspector of Police (Support Services) Chamod de Silva, who competed under number 96 for the Air Force Cycle Tour 2025, won the championship of the entire tour by securing second place in the first stage and first place in the second stage. Acting Inspector General of Police (Attorney at Law) Mr. Priyantha Weerasuriya called the respective athlete and ten other athletes who participated in the tour representing the Sri Lanka Police to the Police Headquarters on the morning of 04.03.2025 and praised and congratulated the athletes and the officials for their performance and dedication on behalf of Sri Lanka Police. At the invitation of the Inspector General of Police, a group of senior police officers from the police headquarters, including the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mr. Sampath Kumara Liyanage, in charge of the cycling team, and the Senior Superintendent of Police, Mr. Manoj Ranagala, the secretary, also participated in this event.

A new Police Station established formally in Keragala village in Divisional Secretary’s Division, Dompe of Gampaha district was declared open on 26-02-2025 under the leadership of Hon. Minister to the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Ananda Wijepala. Hence a number of devotees from all over the country visits daily to the ancient Keragala Pathmawathi Piriven Rajamaha Viharaya, the necessity of establishing a formal Police Station has been discussed for a long time for the safety of those devotees, in addition to ensure law and order in the area. Previously, a Police Post had extended the service.    Accordingly, this new police station building was constructed in the land donated by the Kajuhena Karunaratne family and the contribution of the public in the area, and under the leadership and guidance of the chief incumbent of Keragala Pathmawathi Piriven Rajamaha Viharaya, Venerable Rajawela Vagiswaracharya Dharmakeerthi Sri Pajngananda Nandarathanabhidhana Nayaka Thero, Special Judicial and Mediation Chief Sanghanayaka of Sinadi Sivkorala. Hon. Deputy Minister to the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Sunil Watagala (Attorney-at-Law), Member of Parliament – Gampaha District, Mr. Upul Abeywickrama, Hon. Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, Mr. Ravi Seneviratne, Acting Inspector General of Police Mr. Priyantha Weerasooriya (Attorney-at-Law), Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Western Province Mr. Sanjeeva Dharmaratne have participated in this occasion.