Bereaved family of Sanath Nishantha s security officer receives Rs. 1.5mn

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sri Lanka Police has provided a cash donation of Rs
1.5 million to the bereaved family of the Police Constable, who died while on duty in the tragic crash along with State Minister Sanath
Nishantha.The money was handed over to the family members by the Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon.Additionally,
Police Constable Anuradha Jayakody, who was attached to the Ministerial Security Division (MSD), has been posthumously promoted to the rank
of Sergeant.Following the fatal collision that took place around 2:00 a.m
on January 25 on the Colombo - Katunayake expressway, three injured people including State Minister Nishantha had been rushed to the Colombo
North Teaching Hospital in Ragama
returning from a wedding ceremony held at a hotel in Bandarawatta, Chilaw the previous night.