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Around 63,000 Police Personal To Be Deployed For Election Duty On Monday -Inspector General Of Police

Around 63,000 Police Personal are due to be deployed in Election Duty during the Parliamentary Election scheduled to be held on this Monday(17) according to the Inspector General Of Police (IGP)N.K Ilangakoon.

The Police Special Task Force(STF) and Civil Defense Force will assist the police to provide security during the election the IGP has said.

The Police Personal,STF and Civil Defense Force  will provide security to  Election Centers,Counting Centers and will carryout the duties like patrolling and search operations at check points he has stressed.,

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Public Allow To Travel Free Of Charge For Twelve Hours In Express Highways On Election Day

The Government has decided not to charge any fee from commuters travelling through   All Express Highways in the Country on Election Day(Monday the 17th of August) for 12 hours from 6 a.m to 6 p.m .

This facility will be   provided to facilitate the Public who are travelling outstation areas to vote at the Parliamentary Election scheduled to be held on Monday according to Ministry Of Highways And Investment Promotion.

Police Have Arrested Three Suspects Along With Illegal Ballot Papers,Election Handbills And Political Stickers

The Police have today(15) arrested three suspects who were transporting 1324 Illegal Model Ballot Papers ,323 Election Bills and 1482 small Political Stickers from Three Wheeler at Thalthuoya Area.The suspects  were arrested when the three wheeler they traveled in was checked at a checkpoint in between   Kandahandiya to Galaha Area.

Police have also seized the Three Wheeler which the Ballot Papers and other materials were transported.

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