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Separate incidents of violence against women trigger outrage and police ...
Three separate incidents involving violent attacks on women have been reported from Moragahahena, Gokarella, and Ragama, prompting police investigations and multiple arrests. In the first incident, video footage circulating on social media depicts an assault on a woman in the Moragahahena area. The incident reportedly occurred after she requested her neighbors to stop lighting firecrackers, as the noise was distressing her pet dogs. Moragahahena Police have since arrested the suspect in the incident, a 54-year-old resident of Welmilla, after recording the victim’s statement. The suspect was produced before the Horana Magistrate’s Court and remanded until April 24, police stated. In a separate incident near the Gokarella-Medalanda junction, another woman was attacked by a group reportedly including her two sons, following a personal dispute, police said. The Gokarella Police said that the suspects have fled the area, and investigations have been launched to apprehend them. Meanwhile, a video has recently surfaced on social media showing employees of a retail store in Ragama forcibly cutting a woman’s hair after accusing her of shoplifting. The footage shows the woman pleading with the staff to stop, though her requests were ignored. Ragama Police, which has launched an investigation into the incident, recorded a statement from the victim and referred her to the Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama, for medical examination. Police further stated that five people, including the main suspect, were arrested yesterday (17) in connection with the incident. The main suspect is a 27-year-old resident of Ragama, while the other suspects are 20, 21, 22 and 23 years old and residents of Rajanganaya, Kadawatha, Ragama, Trincomalee and China Bay.
John Keells Foundation Partners Sri Lanka Police in combatting Violence ...
As part of its ongoing commitment to combat violence against women and children towards empowering a healthy and progressive nation, John Keells Foundation (JKF) continues to empower law enforcement agencies through Project WAVE (Working Against Violence through Education) – its flagship of over ten years - to combat gender-based violence and child abuse.These activities include a strategic collaboration through which JKF supported the Sri Lanka Police to enhance their response to crimes involving women and children through the sponsorship of a global cutting-edge investigative software for use in the Cyber Investigation Unit (CIU) at the Bureau for the Prevention and Investigation of Abuse of Children and Women (BPIACW). The software enables officers to analyse and connect data efficiently, strengthening their ability to investigate and prevent online exploitation and related offences. BPIACW reported that the new platform had directly contributed to a significant and measurable improvement in their investigative capacity, recording the rescue of 22 children, the arrest of 21 suspects, and the filing of 111 cases in courts within the first year of its deployment.Speaking on the partnership with JKF, Deputy Inspector General of Police - Ratnapura, and Former DIG - Children & Women Abuse Prevention 8 Investigation Range, Renuka Jayasundara said, “We extend our sincere gratitude to JKF for your steadfast partnership and for serving as a cornerstone of our efforts to strengthen child protection services through Project WAVE. Your contribution is making a tangible and quantifiable difference as evidenced by the growing numbers of successful investigations and legal referrals.”Beyond technological support, JKF has also conducted a series of Train-the-Trainer (ToT) programmes, to improve the ability of officers to respond to GBV and CP in a sensitive and effective manner. The sixth such ToT was conducted from 24th to 26th of September 2025 for the benefit of nominated officers of the Homagama, Kaduwela and Maharagama police divisions. To date, 162 officers across 60 police stations have been impacted Carmeline Jayasuriya, Head of CSR of the John Keells Group, stated, “Our collaboration with the Sri Lanka Police under Project WAVE is aimed at empowering the police, as a key stakeholder and first responder among our law enforcement agencies, to provide timely, effective and sensitive response to complaints on gender based violence and child abuse. We are greatly e...
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The nearest areas of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead today (07th) are Dehiwala, Maharagama, Pannipitiya, Padukka, Eheliyagoda, Maskeliya, Siyambalanduwa and Pottuvil at about 12:13 noon.
