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www.police.lk. Sri Lanka Police (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පොලීසිය, romanized: Śrī Laṁkā Polīsiya; Tamil: இலங்கை காவல், romanized: Ilaṅkai Kāval) is the civilian national police force of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The police force is responsible for enforcing criminal ...
The Uththama Pooja Pranama Padakkama (Medal of Honour for Supreme Sacrifice) (Sinhala: උත්තම පූජා ප්රණාම පදක්කම uṭama pūjā pranāma padakkama) is the medal presented to the next of kin of all servicepersons of the military and police of Sri Lanka in recognition of a serviceperson's death in the line of duty.
10 soldiers. Perpetrators. LTTE. A mass murder of Police officers took place on 11 June 1990. Members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a militant organization, are alleged to have killed over 600 [1] unarmed Sri Lanka Police officers in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. Some accounts have estimated the number killed as high as 774.
Queen's Police Medal. The Janadhipathi Police Weeratha Padakkama ("President's Police Gallantry Medal") is awarded to police officers in Sri Lanka for gallantry or brave performance of duty. It is awarded by the President of Sri Lanka on the recommendations of the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The medal replaced the Queen's Police Medal ...
Pages in category "Sri Lankan police officers killed in the line of duty" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Sri Lanka. [1] Although no executions have been carried out since 23 June 1976, death sentences continue to be handed down by the High and Supreme Courts for murder and drug trafficking convictions. [2] The government decided to reinstate capital punishment in 2004 for cases of rape, drug trafficking and ...
Sri Lankan Police. The 1974 Tamil conference attack occurred during the fourth World Tamil Research Conference, which was held in the city of Jaffna between 3 and 9 January 1974. Sri Lankan Police disrupted the meeting with force, killing nine [1] or eleven [2] people, and resulting in substantial civilian property damage and more than 50 ...
The Sri Lanka Police Weeratha Padakkama ("Sri Lanka Police Police Gallantry Medal") is awarded to police officers in Sri Lanka for gallantry or brave performance of duty. It is awarded by the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The medal replaced the Ceylon Police Medal for Gallantry which was awarded until Ceylon became a Republic in 1972.