2 July 2021 09:07 am Views - 471
2,000 new three-wheelers were provided to countrywide police stations yesterday to carry out duties in a more efficient manner, the Public Security Ministry said.
The Ministry said the main objective is to provide these three-wheelers to strengthen and promote the concept of the community police by enhancing crime prevention and investigation.
In addition, these three-wheelers will also be used for investigating various complaints, deployed for 119 emergency calls, duties in the Children and Women’s Bureau and anti-corruption units.
Accordingly, 10 new three wheelers have been symbolically distributed to 10 police stations at Temple Trees under Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekera, IGP C. D. Wickramaratne and Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon attended the event.