Three Persons Arrested With A Stock Of Robes And Swords At A Primary School Premises

Three persons including a Principal

had been arrested alomg with around 41 robes worn  by Buddhist Monks, A Stock of Robe materials ,03 Swords and 03 luggage  in Muslim primary school premises at Bandaragama area yesterday (27) during a Joint Search operation  carried out by security forces .

Out of the stocls taken in to custody 07 robes ,03 swords and 03 lugage had been recovered from the primary school premises .Other stocks including 34 robes,A Bible  and Robe materials had been recovered whilst  hidden in a wood shed at the primary school premises.

The  joint search operations carried out by Police stations in Panadura and Army commando's yesterday  (27).

All Police stations in Panadura area had been participated the Joint search operations .

Around 132 Complaints Received By Kurunagala And Dambulla Hospitals Against Dr.Safi -No Test Carried Out Yet To Prove Allegations

Around 119 complaints had been

received by Kurunagala Teaching Hospital and 13 complaints received by  Dambulla Base Hospital from mothers against Dr.Seigu Siyabdeen Mohommad Safi over  illegal sterilisation according to Hospital authorities.

However up to now no test had been carried out on these mothers who had complained  that after Dr.Safi performing CeaserIan Operations to them they have no babies it has been reported.Earlier Hospital authorities have stated that the tests on complainant mothers to see whether they were subjected to illegal sterilisation will be carried out yesterday  (27)at Kurunagala Hospital .

The complaints received by Dambulla police from mothers against Dr.Safi had been forwarded to Police for further investigations.

Dr.Safi whof was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department  (CID)on Friday night over earning Rupees billions worth assets in suspicious means are now in under the custody of CID..

Health Ministry Secretary Appointed A Six Member Committee Including Two Senior Gynaecologists And A Community Physician To Probe On Allegations Leveled Against Dr.Safi

Health Ministry Secretary Wasantha

Perera has today (28)appointed a six Member Investigation Board headed by a Director Of Ministry Of Health Dr.Anil Samaranayake to investigate on the arrest of Senior Doctor on Gynaecology and obsertrics section of the Kurunagala Teaching Hospital Seigu Siyabdeen Mohommad Safi (42)and the allegations levelled against him on illegal sterilisation after CeaserIan Operations.

The Six member Investigation Board comprising of Dr.Anil Samaranayake (Oresident),Retired professor Senior Gynaecologist(Vog) Lakshman Senanayake ,Senior Gynacogist Dr.U.D.P Ratnasiri,Community Physician attached to Family Health Bureau Dr.Sanjeewa Godakandage ,Director of Health Ministry L.A Basnayaka and senior Investigation officer of the Ministry S.L Gunasekare it has been revealed .

Health Secrerary had advised the Investigation Board to hand over her the interim report of the investigations carried out regarding Dr.safi within one week and the full investigation report with statements and analysis in one month period. ..

Health Secretary has also instructed the Sri Lanka Medical Council to begin an independent inquiry against the Dr. safi.

A separate investigation is underway regarding an allegation levelled against the doctor on changing a bed ticket of a mother in Kurunagala Teaching Hospital to hand over her baby to another faction.

Meanwhile all Branch unions of Health Department in Kurunagala Hospital have today formed an Organization joint Kurunagala Hospital Protection Organization and hand over a letter to the hospital Director that their unions will avoid giving statements to the newly appointed Investigation board.They have launched a protest against the investigation board Infront of the Kurunagala Hospital with the participation of residents of the area ,Buddhist Monks and some mothers.

A Harthal has been launches by business community in Kurunagala today demanding authorities to hold an urgent inquiry over the allegations leveled against a Dr. Safi.

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GOLDEN MELODIES

Water Board Suddenly Imposed A Seven Hour Water Cut in Several.Areas In Colombo

National Water Supplies And Drainage

Board had today (27)suddenly imposed a seven hour water cut from 1 p.m to 08 p.m  in several areas of Colombo including Maharagama and Pannipitya due to the sudden collapse of main pipe line supplying water from Labugama and Kalatuwawa reservoirs .

Accordingly seven hour water cut had been imposed in Maharagama,Kottawa,Pannipitoya ,Rukmalgama ,Homagama ,Meepe and Padukka areas .

However no prior notice had been issued regarding the water cut .

Court Ordered Nine Copper Factory Workers Charged Over involved In Easter Attacks To Provide Statements To Terrorism Investigations Division From Tomorrow (28)

Colombo Additional Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage has today  (27)ordered the 09 suspects attached to the Copper Factory in Wellampitiya owned by one of the Suicide bombers

who launched attacks on Easter Sunday,to give statements to Terrorism Investigations Division  (TID)from tomorrow (28)until 01st of June over the Easter Sunday attacks  after being produced them before the court.

Additional Magistrate has also sentemced the 10th suspect attached to the same copper factory K.Rajendren allias Abdulla imprisonment until 10 th of June.

The nine suspects attached to Copper factory were released on bail earlier as Wellampitiya Police which arrested suspects not able to provide required proof to the court.

Meanwhile Terrorism Investigations Division has today informed   the Court that investigations carried  out over the Copper factory workers taken under the supervision of TID from Wellampitiya Police.