Curfew Re Imposed In Kalmunai,Chawalakade And Samanthurai Areas

Curfew again imposed in

Kalmunai,Chawalakade and Samanthurai areas (Eastern Province)from 6 p.m today(29)and will be lifted at 8 a.m tomorrow (30)according to Police.

Curfew was imposed in these areas since 5 p.m last evening (28)and has been lifted at 8 a.m this morning (29).This move has been taken to restore security in these areas following last friday's suicide bomb blasts occurred at a safe house in Seindumaridu,Kalmunai.

Due to the blasts and gun fire exchange between extremists belonging to Thowheeth Jamaath organization and Forces 15 extremists had been killed and two others had been injured and hospitalized .

The family members of the chief suspect of Easter Sunday attacks Mohommad Zahran Hashim were among those killled during the incidents .

Meanwhile it has been revealed that a group of around 15 who were killed due to suicide bomb explosions and gun fire exchange in Seindumaridu had arrived in Kalmunai from Ampara due to search operations carried out by government forces there.

However as the residents of the area have suspected their activities they have informed police regarding them which led to search operation carried out by forces in the safe house.

After learning that residents around had informed police on them the extremists had shouted at residents and told "We are fighting for you,But you were betrayed us".The extremists then thrown Rs.5000 notes towards the residents it has been revealed. 

President Has Sent IGP Pujith Jayasundara On Compulsory Leave And Appointed Senior Police DIG C.D Wikramaratne As Acting IGP

President Maithripala Sirisena has

today (29)sent Inspector General Of Police(IGP)Pujith Jayasundara on compulsory leave and appointed Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police(DIG)C.D Wikramaratne as the acting Inspector General Of Police(IGP).

President has sent IGP Jayasundara on compulsory leave as IGP has refused to resign from his post accordance the request made by president by taking responsibility of security lapses that led to Easter Sunday bombings.

President has informed Media heads during a meeting held last week in.Colombo that IGP Jayasundara may have resigned from his post on friday (26).However he has refused to resign and refrained from attending work last Saturday (27).

Meanwhile Former Army Commander Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka who is now a Parliamentarian representing Governaning United National Party(UNP) has told in Parliament last week that IGP is not alone tesponsible  for the security lapses as State Intelligence report on the Easter Sunday  attacks should have been received by President Sirisena as well if it was received by former Defense Secretary under him Hemasiri Fernando.

Former Defense Secretary had resigned from  his post last week following  president's request to do so.

Former Army Commander Lt.General Shantha Kottegoda Appointed As New Defense Secretary

Former Army Commander S.H Shantha

Kottegoda has been today (29)appointed as the new Defense Ministry Secrerary by the President Maithripala Sirisena

He has been appoointed to the post following the resignation of
former Defense Secretary Hemasori Fernando.

New Defense Secretary Shantha Kottegoda has taken his letter of appointment from the President at a function held in President's office.

General Kottegoda was the seventeenth commander of the Sri Lanka Army .

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Intelligence Officials Have Recovered Female Cloth Kits Purchased For Attacking Religious Places

State Intelligence Unit officials had

recovered five out of the nine white color skirt and blouses kits purchased by banned Thowheath Jamaath  organization to carry out a major attack targeting religious  places in the island by using females at the safe house in kalmunai area  raided by Forces last friiday(26).

The skirt and blouses kits had been purchased from a cloth shop in giriulla area it has been reported.

Forces are currently searching on  to find about the remaining   skirt and blouse kits which are missing from the house .