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Police unable to provide 24-hour security to queues 

22 Mar 2022

 
  • Pledges to provide max possible security to fuel stations, gas distribution centres 
  • Security to be ramped up when bowsers/cylinders arrive 
  BY Buddhika Samaraweera  Following the stabbing of a motorcyclist to death by a three-wheeler driver at a fuel station, the Police said that it is not possible to provide 24-hour security to fuel stations, gas distribution centres, and other places where people form long queues for the purchase of essentials, as police officers have many other duties.  Speaking to The Morning yesterday (21), Police Media Spokesman Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and Attorney-at-Law Nihal Thalduwa said: “Police officers have a number of duties, such as criminal investigations and traffic control duties. As a result, there aren’t enough police officers to provide 24-hour security to fuel stations and other such places where there are large crowds of people these days. However, the police stations islandwide have been instructed to take necessary steps to provide security to such places as and when required.”  He further said that the relevant police stations would take steps to ensure the safety of the fuel stations and gas distribution centres, especially when the fuel bowsers and new gas cylinders arrive.  “The Police have instructed fuel stations and gas distribution centres to inform the relevant police station when the new stocks arrive at those locations. After that, the police officers, as per the availability, would go to those places and stay there until the crowd is reduced to a certain extent. In addition, Officers-in-Charge of certain less busy police stations have taken steps to deploy officers on a long-term basis,” added Thalduwa.  A motorcyclist had been stabbed to death by a three-wheeler driver following an argument at a fuel station at Horagolla in Nittambuwa on the night of Sunday (20). The motorcyclist and the three-wheeler driver are said to have been involved in an argument while waiting in line to obtain fuel at a station. The three-wheeler driver had moved forward after obtaining fuel and had then proceeded to attack the motorcyclist with a sharp object as the latter was preparing to leave after obtaining fuel. The attacker had subsequently fled following the attack while the motorcyclist, a 28-year-old youth from Colombo 14, who was admitted to the Wathupitiwala Base Hospital in critical condition, had succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment. The country has been hit by several issues over the past few months with the economy hit hard due to the serious deficit of US dollar reserves needed for imports. Over the last few months, many arrivals of stocks of fuel, gas, and other goods have been delayed due to the said issue. As a result, the country is facing a shortage of fuel, gas, milk powder, kerosene, and many other goods these days and people are seen waiting in long queues to buy them.

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