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Missing Person

Her father who appears in the photograph has been missing since 04.11.2024

Police investigations are being carried out based on a complaint submitted by a daughter to the Kotahena Police Station.  You may have a good look at the person shown in the photo below and know any information about him, we request you to contact the following phone numbers as soon as possible.  Details of the missing person Name:- Manickamthuresingam Robinson  Age:- 69 Years  National Identity Card Number:- 551152944V Address:- No. 167/6/10, Glories Residencies, Bandaranayake Mawatha, Colombo 12  Appearance:- He is about 05 feet 08 inches tall and has an average size body. He was last seen wearing blue denim pants and a blue shirt and is a person with minimal memory. Telephone numbers OIC Kotahena             – 0718591571 Police station  kotahena – 0112431861 RELATED LINKS HE The President Ministry of Public Security Department of Immigration & Emigration Department of Registration of Persons National Dangerous Drugs Control Board National Police Academy CONTACT US Police Headquarters, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka. (+94) 11 2421111 (+94) 11-2440584 Facebook Tiktok Youtube Instagram Linkedin X-twitter

Missing Person

Seeking public assistance to find a missing child

The girl portrayed in the photograph has been missing since 03.11.2024. Police Station, Ettampitiya has initiated an investigation based on the complaint made by her mother in connection with the disappearance.  Information of the girl Name : Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Kaveesha Devmini Age        :         16 yrs and 05 months Appearance : Height 05ft and 2 inches She is tan skinned with regular built. She was last seen wearing a light green colour long frock. She has a minor cut on her left arm near the elbow. Please contact the following phone numbers as soon as possible, if any information is available. OIC Ettampitiya         – 0718591528 Police Station Etampitiya – 0552295466 RELATED LINKS HE The President Ministry of Public Security Department of Immigration & Emigration Department of Registration of Persons National Dangerous Drugs Control Board National Police Academy CONTACT US Police Headquarters, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka. (+94) 11 2421111 (+94) 11-2440584 Facebook Tiktok Youtube Instagram Linkedin X-twitter

Notable Services

We, who strive to save lives by preventing road accidents and water accidents

Police life guards in the Matale Division have taken action to conduct a one-day workshop on life-saving, first aid, and capacity building for 40 agricultural officers and development officers of the Agrarian Service Center, Dambulla, centering on the Life Guard Point in Ibbankatuwa Reservoir, Dambulla.  Retired S. I. Sunil, the then officer in charge of the Police Marine Division, stated that the workshop was successfully conducted all day long on 01.07.2025, under the permission and instructions given by the Director of the Police Marine Division and the Senior Superintendent of the Police -officer in charge of the Matale division. Police Constable 105232 Thilakasiri, who performs duties attached to the Thal Sevana Lifeguard Unit, Kankesanthurai, too participates in this workshop in order to assist lifeguards in the Matale Division, in spite of his leave to visit his family, and his act of supporting has been praised by the participants as well. RELATED LINKS HE The President Ministry of Public Security Department of Immigration & Emigration Department of Registration of Persons National Dangerous Drugs Control Board National Police Academy CONTACT US Police Headquarters, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka. (+94) 11 2421111 (+94) 11-2440584 Facebook Tiktok Youtube Instagram Linkedin X-twitter

Special Events

Bus Owners Association Representatives To The Police Headquarters To Meet The Inspector General Of Police.

The representatives of several bus owners’ associations held a discussion with the Acting Inspector General of Police Attorney-at-Law, Mr. Priyantha Weerasooriya stating that the bus drivers and bus owners have been put to great inconvenience due to the special traffic operation initiated by the Sri Lanka Police under the Clean Sri Lanka National Project to ensure public safety on the road. This meeting was held at Police Headquarters in the morning on 08.01.2025. During this discussion Inspector General of Police emphasized that the discipline shown by the people of a country on the road is a measure of the state of the country, and that the number of accidents reported daily has dropped significantly due to these operations conducted under the existing laws and the Inspector General of Police explained to the bus association owners that the law will be enforced continuously to remove the illegal spare parts installed on the vehicles to reduce the loss of life in the event of a traffic accident. The Inspector General further stated that within the two week period given for removal of illegal spare parts, removal of spare parts in such a manner as to increase loss of life in the event of an accident should be done and three months could be given to remove other spare parts or to include those parts in the registration certificate of the vehicle. Further, the Inspector General of Police mentioned here that regardless of the objections of the bus owners and drivers, police officers dressed in civilian clothes will continue to identify cases of traffic violations while traveling in buses for the sake of protecting the lives of the public.

Special Events

A meeting between the Inspector General of Police and officials from the Netherlands

Since it is highly important, the active involvement of police canines in eliminating crimes as well as drugs from Sri Lanka, the Police Kennel Division takes constant actions to acquire expertise on special trainings of canines. Recently, a few canines belonging to the breeds that can be trained for performing police kennel duties have been brought to Sri Lanka from the Netherlands, and in the meantime, police officers are being engaged in training those canines. Mr. Arnold Van Den Oeteaar and Mr. Kenneth Mathias, the dutch officials who came to Sri Lanka to provide the necessary support and expertise to the program, met  Mr. Priyantha Weerasuriya,(Attorney at Law) the acting Inspector General of Police, today at the Office of the Inspector General of Police and held a discussion with respect to the said program.

Police News

A drug dealer was arrested for distributing drugs to Dambulla

On the evening of 07.01.2025, a team of officers of the Narcotics Bureau Kandy, having conducted a surprise check, arrested a driver of the same three-wheeler parked in front of the People’s Bank Dambulla, in possession of 100 grams of heroin and 60 grams of ice drug. The officers had conducted this surprise inspection based on a piece of information received, and further investigations are underway to arrest other suspects of the network.  

Police News

A cannabis cultivation in 5 acres uncovered in a two-day operation was set on fire

During a two-day search operation carried out in Zone 04 of the Yala Reserve, officers of the Gonagan Ara Police Station uncovered 04 cannabis cultivations covering an area of 5¼ acres on 07.01.2025 and were able to destroy about 500,000 cannabis plants, well-grown up to a height of around 4 feet. By the time the raid was conducted, no one had been there but a locally-manufactured firearm, which had been left, has been seized by the police. Do you have any information about the racketeers who are trying to make money through illegal means by cultivating and distributing cannabis shrewdly throughout the country putting the lives of the youth in jeopardy? Fellow citizens, Inform the Officers in Charge of the nearest police station about them, even if they are your kith and kin.  

Police News

Three illegally imported vehicles have been seized by Police

Based on the piece of information received by the Central Anti Vice Striking Force – Walana, a group of officers of the said Unit have seized a Mitsubishi Jeep on 31.12.2024 at Pinwatta area which is said to be used by a former provincial council member residing in Pinwatta Police Area. The jeep which is similar to a military vehicle has been registered under a fake registration number of the Department of Motor Transport. It has been uncovered that the vehicles were illegally imported into Sri Lanka using fraudulent documents. Further investigation has been conducted, and accordingly, it has been revealed that 02 more Land Rover jeeps, which were said to be used by him, were parked in a house located in Ratmalana area. Measures have been taken by the Police to seize those vehicles on 01.01.2025 During the investigation conducted in relation to these 03 jeeps, it has been unveiled that these vehicles have been used under the registration numbers of the government vehicles that were condemned by the Motor Transport Department. These 03 jeeps have been handed over to the Police Station, Pinwatta. Further investigations have been carried out by the Central Anti Vice Striking Force – Walana

Police News

Two suspects were arrested with a pistol

Investigations have been initiated regarding the smuggling of a stock of narcotics into the country by a fishing vessel on 31.10.2024, on the instructions of the Director of the Police Narcotics Bureau, Senior Superintendent of Police Mr. Hemal Prasantha.  Based on the information revealed in those investigations, during further questioning of the suspect, the owner of the fishing vessel, the police has recovered a foreign-made micro pistol, a magazine of same kind, and 04 live ammunitions hidden in a house by the said suspect. Another person suspected of having provided him with the firearm was also arrested in the Hikkaduwa area by officers on 05.01.2025 of the said bureau. The suspects, who were arrested, are residents of the Werellana and Gintota areas, aged 30 and 33 years.   

Special Events

‘Tell IGP’ Service is back in operation

‘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.  

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