Special Events

A program to provide, as a symbolic gesture, 30 speed guns worth over Rs. 91 million to traffic officers by the Sri Lanka Police to detect speeding drivers was held at the Police Headquarters this morning, on 11th January 2025, under the auspices of the acting Inspector General of Police, Attorney-at-Law, Mr. Priyantha Weerasooriya.Accordingly, as the first phase of this program, these speed guns were provided to the officers in charge of the Negombo, Kelaniya, and Gampaha Divisions and to the Director of the Western Province South Motor Traffic Division, and these speed gun equipment kits are scheduled to be provided to traffic branches covering all police divisions in the Island in the future. Furthermore, the Police Traffic Headquarters intends to provide the traffic offices with the necessary training on how to use these speed guns in the near future.These speed guns, made in America, function using the laser technology and have been manufactured in such a way that can be used for special nighttime motor traffic operations as well.24,589 accidents were reported in the previous year, 2024, and out of those, 2,242 were fatal accidents. 2,253 people have lost their lives due to these accidents. The police have implemented law with regard to 31,182 instances of speeding, and the number of accidents that occurred due to speeding was 731. Taking this situation into account, Sri Lanka Police intends to utilise these speed guns with the intention of minimising road accidents.

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.

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.

‘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.

A 5-day workshop on public speaking and compering was held at the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation in order to build up better public relations by improving the communication skills of police officers. Having conducted interviews by the Police Media Division, 40 officers among the police officers island-wide, who possess communication skills, were selected for the respective workshop. • Mr. Wasantha Rohana, Senior Compere  • Mr. T. D. K. Jayantha, Former Director General of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, Senior Compere • Ms. Asanka Weerasinghe, Speech Language Pathologist  • Mr. Himananda Rajapaksha, Program Director, Veteran Compere  • Ms. Dinusha Wettasinghe, Veteran Compere • Ms. Inusha Weebedda, Veteran Compere • Mr Manjula Weerasingha from the Research Branch • Palitha Jayathilaka, Senior Organizer, were participants in this workshop as resource persons, and at the end of the workshop, a valuable certificate was awarded to the participants by holding a certificate function ceremoniously at the Kumaratunga Hall of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation on 30.12.2024. For this function, Prof. Uditha Gayashan Gunasekara, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation; Senior Superintendent of Police Buddhika Manathunga, Police Media Spokesman and Director of Police Media Division; Chief Inspector of Police Vineetha Jayasekara, Officer in Charge of Police Media Division; Mrs. Lalani Wickramaraja, Director (Sinhala) Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation; and Mr. Lalith Wickramasinghe, Assistant Director, City FM also participated.