Sri Lanka reported another 56 covid 19 related deaths
Another 56 deaths due to corona infection have been announced by the Government Information Department. Accordingly, the number of deaths due to covid 19 infection in the country has increased to 4380.
The exhumation of the body of Ishalini has already begun
The exhumation of the body of the girl who was burnt to death while being employed as a servant in the house of Rishad Bathiudeen has already commenced. The girl’s body was buried at the Hatton Dayagama Public Cemetery and the body is being exhumed under the supervision of the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate.The body will be taken to the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital for a second post mortem. Â The Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court yesterday (29) ordered that the girl’s body be exhumed and sent for a second post mortem before a medical board by the quarantine instructions with the participation of the Grama Niladhari in charge of the relevant division and the Public Health Inspectors.
Five countries, including the United Kingdom, are planning to bring a resolution imposing sanctions on Sri Lanka
It was revealed that five countries, including the United Kingdom, are planning to bring a resolution imposing sanctions on Sri Lanka, at the 48th UN Human Rights Council in Geneva next September. This is because Sri Lanka voted in favour of China’s resolution against China at the UNHRC. Britain, Macedonia, Canada, Germany and Montenegro have joined the resolution.
Sri Lanka reported highest number of covid 19 vaccination during one day in yesterday
The highest number of people were vaccinated against covid 19 Yesterday recording 515,830 vaccinations yesterday, said State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana. The first dose of Sinopharm vaccine alone was given to 418,494 people and 56,738 doses of Sinopharm vaccines as the second dose. Also, he further said that 38,430 doses of Faizer and 2,168 doses of Modernna were also administrated yesterday
A suspect has been arrested with 40 kilograms of heroin value of the drugs is around Rs. 400 million
A suspect has been arrested during a raid carried out by the Colombo Police Narcotics Bureau and the Kalutara District Crimes Division today morning (30),with 40 kilograms of heroin in the Renukana area in Bandaragama,police said. It has been revealed that the drug trafficking is being carried out from the United Arab Emirates. Police Media Spokesman, Senior DIG Ajith Rohana stated that the value of the drugs is around Rs. 400 million.
Wanidu Hasaranga is likely to play in the IPL this year
Several Indian Premier League (IPL) teams have shown interest to sign contracts with Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga to be part of the IPL 2021. The IPL 2021 is scheduled for September and was previously suspended indefinitely due to a increase in COVID-19 case India in May. It has been scheduled to held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) starting on19th while the final will be sheduled to held on October 15. According to the reports least four IPL teams has been approached to Wanindu Hasaranga to take him as a replacement player for the IPL 2021. IPL teams can sign replacements for players who will not travel to Dubai for the tournament in September and Wanindu is likely to play permit him if Sri Lanka authorities give him permission to play.
Sri Lanka has uploaded over 17,000 child pornography videos uploaded to the internet during the last few weeks
Around 17,629 pornographic video clips and photos related to children have been uploaded to the internet using laptops, desktops, phones, and tabs in Sri Lanka, between 17th June and 28th July 2021, Police Media Spokesman Senior DIG Ajith Rohana said. Police had established a special unit at the Police Children and Women Bureau to monitor pornographic material related to children and it has been named the “National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children”.The unit will monitore various social media platforms. Also, they will use modern technology to trace suspects posting pornographic content related to children on the internet andpeople who have shared or forwarded such content to various parties, he further said. Senior DIG Ajith Rohana said the suspects have been identified and a special police team has been deployed today to trace and apprehend the suspects.
15 year old girl abuse case – A lot of information has been revealed about the main suspect
The main suspect in the selling a 15-year-old girl online is involved in drug trafficking as well as money laundering, the Children and Women’s Bureau informed the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (29). The officers of the Children and Women’s Bureau further stated that the main suspect in the case had earned money by stripping the underage girl involved in the incident, filming her various scenes, releasing them on the internet and selling them to various people. After considering the facts presented, the Magistrate stated in open court that the court did not consider the victim girl as a prostitute. The complaint was taken before Colombo Additional Magistrate Lochani Abeywickrema today. Accordingly, the Bureau informed the court that the CID is conducting separate investigations into the drug trafficking and the money laundering by the main suspect.
Court order on Ishalini’s body
The Nuwara Eliya Magistrate ordered the police to exhume Ishalini’s body and take it to the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital for a second post mortem under the supervision of a medical board by quarantine instructions. The girl had died at the Colombo National Hospital recently due to burning injuries sustained while working as a servant in the house of former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen. Nuwara Eliya Magistrate Lushaka Kumari Dharmakirthi today (29) ordered the police to exhume the body tomorrow and act as instructed by the court. Hansa Abeyratne, Attorney-at-Law, statedin a ‘B’ report on the order issued by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court to exhume the body of the deceased girl and testify before the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court today (29) as the body is buried in the public cemetery in the western part of Dayagama, the exhumation should be done under the supervision of the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate.
Government remove restrictions on passenger aircrafts
The Sri Lankan authorities have taken steps to remove the restrictions for the number of people who have completed the vaccination that can be brought on a flight to Sri Lanka. Accordingly, airlines will be allowed to repatriate passengers who have paid for 14 days after receiving both injections. Also, under the Sri Lanka Tourist Board’s ‘Bio Bubble’ concept, fully vaccinated tourists are allowed to return to Sri Lanka at full passenger capacity. But only 75 people can be carried on a single flight without a single dose or vaccine. However, those passengers must be quarantined for 14 days upon arrival in the country.