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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Tuesday, October 1, 2013
First robbery on the K’nochchi – Colombo night train
Girl dies after being hit by Army bus
Tuesday, 01 Oct 2013 |
Rs 150,000 in cash and a large amount of jewellery had been stolen from
four men who had been traveling to Colombo from Kilinochchi, sources
said, and added that two other male passengers who had been sitting next
to the four men had befriended them before going on to commit the
robbery.
The victims are from Bogowantalawa. According to initial investigations,
the two robbers had offered the victims soft drinks, which they had
consumed. After a while, the four victims had felt drowsy and had fallen
asleep, at which point the robbers would have relieved them of the cash
and jewellery in their possession, police sources said.
Police have taken several measures to nab the suspects who had
stealthily left the train. Sources also said that crimes of this nature
are the regular feature on night trains, as passengers are not alert to
the dangers such journeys pose. They added that the public has been
warned by the police and the railway authorities on exercising caution
and being alert on long journeys, especially at night as criminals are
on the prowl, and grab any opportunity to commit a crime.
Sources further said, consequent to the Northern railway line extending
to Kilinochchi, large numbers make use of the facility to commute
between the North and Colombo, every day. (Ceylon Today Online)
Girl dies after being hit by Army bus
By Our Jaffna correspondent-Tuesday, 01 Oct 2013
A
20-year-old girl, who was knocked down by an army bus on the
Kankesanthurai (KKS) road in Jaffna, died shortly after being admitted
to the Jaffna Teaching Hospital.
The accident had occurred on Monday (30 September), at the Thattatheru
junction, in close proximity to the Jaffna Hindu College on KKS road,
around 9:45 p.m.
An army bus carrying officers had knocked down the victim while she was
cycling with another girl sitting on the bar. The deceased had been
identified as S. Deepika. The other girl who had sustained serious
injuries is receiving treatment in hospital, sources said.
According to eye witnesses, the speeding army bus had been heading
towards KKS, and had rammed into the victim from behind. Sources said
the two girls had been returning after a tuition class.
After the autopsy was conducted at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital, the body of the deceased was handed over to the family.
The driver of the army bus has been taken into custody, sources added.
The Traffic Branch of the Jaffna Police and the Military Police are
conducting inquiries into the accident.
Jaffna Police point out that road traffic accidents are increasing in
the North in view of the influx of vehicles that are now evident in the
region. (Ceylon Today Online)