(Lanka-e-News- 19.April.2016, 5.30PM) Lanka enews in a security analytical report yesterday exposed the dire security situation in connection with the robbery of weapons at the Laggala police and the absence of CCTV camera system at the police station which system in Sri Lanka (SL) costs less than Rs. 50,000.00. when it is a well and widely known fact that even a kotthu roti kiosk has a CCTV camera system in SL .Following this report, a Sri Lankan passenger who faced an ordeal informed Lanka e news , not only in police stations in SL , but even in the international airport the CCTV camera installation is lacking.
The informant is Noel Fernando by name , and is employed in Jeddah International Airport, Saudi Arabia , as a Traffic Controller. When he arrived in SL on the 5 th of January , his hand luggage was robbed when he was at the Katunayake airport car portico.
In that bag were 24000 Saudi riyals and US dollars 400 in cash. In addition there had been 4 mobile phones, a gold chain , a valuable wristlet , foreign liquor and perfumes. The value of the goods was Rs. 200,000.00 approximately.
Noel Fernando has immediately complained to the airport security division . The latter had however told him to lodge a complaint with the Airport police. The reference number of his complaint recorded by the police was MOIB 101/84.
Subsequently , when the investigations were initiated , it was discovered to the utter consternation of Noel , that the CCTV camera system of the security division only covers certain areas of the airport . That is the CCTV camera system does not cover the most important car park portico area of the airport ! The Katunayake airport OIC Kobbewala’s tracking down of thieves operation via CCTV had abruptly terminated at that point.
Noel Fernando via the president’s No. 1919 , had made a complaint reference PRE/2016/04585 , but so far he had not received any response. This is most mystifying and rudely shocking.
When even a kotthu roti kiosk is having CCTV cameras in SL , the main international airport of SL not having CCTV camera system to cover certain areas is most intriguing and shocking . It is also most curious and shameful , when the security division is deaf and turning a blind eye while valuable goods of the public are being robbed under the very roof of an international airport . It is evident from this the security division and the rogues are hand in glove . This is borne testimony to further by the fact that even though three months have elapsed since the robbery took place , the victim has not still been informed of any developments. Is this SL the miracle in the making or debacle in the making?
This is reminiscent of an incident in which Ms. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge ‘s travelling bag was broken open by rogues when she was the president of the country.
Tourists visiting this country in spite of such a situation prevailing in the country must be welcomed not only with bouquets but even greeted with a shower of perfumed flowers.
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My daughter`s un-accompanied baggege was tampered by opening a side pocket and then cutting open the inside lining. Yhis will not be visible at a glance but when you reach home and open the baggage As my daughter wwas engaged in readying for her marriage she did not complain the incident. So fellow travellers beware
-- by Sisira Bandara on 2016-04-19
