EMANTHI-NEWSBLOG

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Two Trains Survived From Colliding Each Other At Maradana Yesterday (28)-Four Workers Attached To A Train Interdicted Over The Incident

Two Passanger Trains traveling from

Colombo Fort to Chilaw and Maradana to Kalutara had survived from a head on collision each other near the Kovil at Maradana last morning (28).

No one was injured due to the incident accordance to the Railway Control Room .

The incident occurred when the Train number 741 had travelled avoiding train signals it has been revealed .As a result of the incident A Train delay had occurred for few hours in the main Railway line last morning .

Sri Lanka Railways Department Had interdicted the Engine driver ,Assistant Engine Driver, Chief guard and Assistant Guard of the train that avoided signals regarding the incident. A minor board had been also appointed to probe on the incident.

A Male Teacher Of A Muslim School Who Had Been Charged Over Sexually Assaulting 11 Students Had Surrendered To The Police

A 44 year old male teacher attached to

a Muslim Collage at Gala uda ,Hali-Ela,in Badulla who had been charged over severley sexually assaulting 11 students imcluding a female student and 10 male students of that school had surrendered to the Badulla Police yesterday (28).

Earlier complaints had been recieved by the Badulla police against the suspected teacher over sexually assaulting six students including a female student of the ages 15 and 16 and later the number of complaints had risen to 11 according to Police.

The suspect is due to be produced before the Badulla Magistrate Court today (29).

Chief Justice Appointed Three Special Tribunal.Judge Panels To Hear Three Major Court Cases

Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya had

Yesterday (28)appointed three special Tribunal Judge panels to hear the court cases of three major incidents occurred during previous regime of the former President Mahinda Rajapakshe including Rathupaswela crack down ,Floating Armory issue and abduction and assassination of cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda .

These Special Tribunal Judge Panels had been appointed accordance to the request made by Attorney General Dappula De Livera to hear these cases as special crime incidents .

Accordingly a Special three member Tribunal Judge panel chaired by High Court Judge Menaka Wijesundara had been appointed to hear the crack down of Rathupaswela incident during previous regime where Three Persons had been killed and fourty six persons injured when the forces opened fire towards a group.of protesters demanding pure water .The case was filed against an Army Brigadier and Three other Army officers who had been involved in the crackdown .

Second special Tribunal.Judge Panel chaired by High Court Judge Sampath Abeykoon had been appointed to hear the case against 09 Army officers including Two Lieutinent General's over abducting and assassinating cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda and the third Special Tribunal Judge Panel had been appointed to hear the case on maintaining a floating armoury in southern seas filed against 18 persons including the Secretary of National Police Commission and Avant-Guarde company chairman. High Court Judge Dammika ganepola chaired that Special Tribunal.