Mount Of Earth Collapse-The Dissappeared Worker In Kalu Ganga Project Rescued ,However Died Later

The Backo operator who dissappeared after a Mount of earth collapsed on him during an  excavation work in a stone quary attached to Kalu ganga project in Matale ,was finally rescued this evening after eight hours  rescue operation  .

However the operator who strucked between sand and stones had succumbed to his injuries on admission to hospital .

One person was earlier killed due to the accident and two other workers attached to the project were admitted to the dasgiriya hospital for treatment it has been reported .

Three Youths Arrested In Vavuniya Over Pelting Stones At A Train

Vavuniya Police have today (26) arrested three youths over pelting

Stones at Colombo bound train in Chathamkulam
 area in Vavuniya
(North).

The suspected youth who are residents of Vavuniya and in the age of 20  are reported as pelted stones at the train repeatedly .However no one in the train was injured due to the Incident according to the Police.

The suspects are due to be produced before the Vavuniya Magistrate Court tomorrow(27).

POPULAR YESTERYEAR SINHALA SONG SUNG BY LATE C.T FERNANDO

Five Police Officers In Paliyagoda Police Had Been Arrested Over The Death Of A Suspect While In Custody

Five police officers including a sub inspector  and four police constables attached to the paliyagoda

 Police  had been arrested this evening (26) by the paliyagoda special investigations unit officers regarding the sudden death of a 41 year old suspect who suddenly died while in Police Custody .

The suspect who was a resident of Ihala Bomiriya area in Malwana(Western Province) has died while in Police  custody  yesterday (25) .He was arrested while in his house by the four suspected police constables arrested over the death, yesterday .

Earlier in the day Inspector General Of Police Pujith Jayasundera has instructed the authorities to investigate on the incident .Accordingly a special police team headed by an Assistant Superintendent Of Police is conducting an investigation on the incident.

A Body Was Recovered From A Lower Part Of Bopath Falls

Police have recovered a body of a 36 year old person from a lower part of

  the  Bopath Ella(Falls) in kuruwita area today(26) .

The deceased has been identified as a resident of Batuhenawatte area ,Kuruwita.

The deceased had left home on 24th and his wife had lodged a complaint to the Police regarding his disappearence .

His body has been sent to Rathnapura Hospital for a post mortem.

A Person Was Killed ,Two Injured And One Missing Due To The Collapse Of Mount Of Earth In Laggala

A person was killed ,two persons were injured and another disappeared

due to a collapse of Mount of earth in an excavation quary attached to the Kalu Ganga (River) project in Laggala-Matale area  (Central Province) today(26).

The two Injured workers rescued after the Mount of earth collapsed on them had been hospitalized for treatment.The Backo operator is dissappeared due to the incident according to the  reports .

Laggala Police along with the residents of the area launched a search operation to rescue the dissappeared person and a helicopter with four groups of Army Commndoes too deployed in the  search operation  it has been reported.