INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Acting IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon says he has issued fresh instructions on Friday (19 Jan.) to all police stations to refrain from pulling
over vehicles for inspections while the officers are clad in civilian clothing.The directive comes on the heels of an incident in the
discharged his firearm during a vehicle inspection.The police media division said the driver had failed to comply with the signal to stop at
a checkpoint in Dampelessa, Narammala.The concerned SI and a Constable had then chased down the lorry and pulled it over for a spot
the Narammala District Hospital, but succumbed to injuries shortly after.The SI in question was subsequently arrested and remanded until 23
