Madawalamulla ,Galle,had been riding his scooter with one of his friends, a boy named Prabath Chaminda on the pillion, and were on their way to visit one of relatives of Asantha Aravinda living at Pitabaddera. One truck driver alighted from the truck and crossed the road without checking for oncoming traffic. As the scooter was […]
Throwing Acid to the face ,torturing & fabricating false charges Read More »
It has been reported that Sub Inspector Wimalakeerthi ,attached to Deniyaya Police Station has been indicted for torturing a 14 year old school boy ,Janaka Pradeep, whom the Police charged for the theft of a hand phone which Janaka Pradeep denied, and also forcing the mother of Janaka to pay the value of the phone.
Sugath Nishantha made a complaint against an Inspector of Police for soliciting a bribe and the Bribery Commission made inquiries , filed a case and the Officer interdicted. Recently while Sugath and his wife were going on a motor cycle,the police had stopped them, threatened and had fabricated two charges as obstruction of duties. On
Continuance Death Threats to Sugath Nishantha Read More »
On the 7the of June 2008, 12 year old Ms.Vinodani Silva a school girl from Kudapaduwa ,Negombo, was found dead, hanging from a beam in the kitchen.. Negombo Basic Hospital ,Judicial Medical Officer Dr.Channa Perera ,who held the post mortem, has shown in his report that the girl has been strangled ,murdered and then hung
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Gayan Samudu a 16year old school boy, from Kurana, assaulted at St.Anne’s church.taken away and later on handed over to Negombo Police Station.Parents’ complaints go unheeded as the perpetrators are rich and well to do businessmen,in Negombo Area. Vehicle used for this tragedy WP PD 7766. On hearing that Gayan had been taken to Police
On the 28th April on the orders of Deniyaya Police, Horagalagamage Sumith Chandrakumara, Kotapola in Matara Distric, reports to Deniyaya Police Station with his two sons, Indranieda and Janka Pradeep Kumara. At the Criminal Investigation Section, Janaka Pradeep Kumara was taken inside along with Ananda, a resident of the Area. After about ten minutes thery
On the 7th of April 2008, Suren Kinson,a 22year old boy from Pahalagama,Gampaha,was taken to custody.,.According to Gampaha Police that the boy had committed suicide by hanging inside the cell using his underpants on the 9th April 2008. Suren Kinson had been brought up by his grand mother, since his mother had left him when
Committed Suicide or Murdered Read More »
Kathiravelu Sathyawan,a 18 year old school boy attending Janadhipathi Vidayala,Kataragama, residing at No.108,Gothami Gama,Katharagama. has been taken away in a white colour van . On the 1st of May 2008, when Kathiravelu Sathywan,was at a funeral house,some unknown persons had come to the funeral house in a white colour van and a red colour motor
Enforced Disappearance of a Student age 18 at Kataragama Read More »
On the 28th of February,48 year old Pithchai Marikkar fais,father of two children residing at Karathive Puttalam,was abducted by an armed gang in a white colour van. Following day when the wife and Phais’s bother in law went to Wanathavilluwa Police Station to make an entry,they had seen white colour van, parked near the Police
Disappeared Fais, reappears after three months Read More »
On the 3rd June 2002 Gerard Perera of Makewita ,Wattala, was taken into custody and tortured. In terms of Act No22 of 1994 a law incorporating the Convention against Torture and Cruel and Inhuman Treatment Act, Legal Department indicted seven Police Officers .in Negombo High Courts . Case No.326/2003. On the 21st of November 2004,
Suspects in Gerard Mervyn Perera’s Torture Case acquitted & discharged Read More »
Addassuriyage Don Anil Shyama,14 year old school boy from Pattaduwana,Minuwangoda, taken into custody ,kept in the Police Station for four days tortured and fabricated charges . This boy’s father is a labourer, and his mother has left them. On the night of 1st March 2008, Minuwnagoda Police ,arrested Anil,tortured into confessing to a robbery which
Police Allegedly assault 14 year old School boy and fabricate charges Read More »
The Supreme court of Srilanka has granted permission to proceed with a human rights case filed by Mr.Sugath Nishantha Claiming his fundamental rights were violated by the torture by Police officers of Negombo. The case was filled and was represented by Mr. J. C. Weliamuna, Attorney at Law. This case was filed against some Police
