18 July, 2021
The Police will initiate a mechanism to resolve public issues at village level through community police units. The pilot project is expected to be launched tomorrow (July 19).
Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province, Deshabandu Tennakoon said the aim of this program is to carry out crime prevention duties directly through rural community police units. The presentation of manuals containing guidelines for the program was held at the Police Field Force Headquarters on Friday (July 16).