News

Rock musician threatened by politician and security officers

24 Apr, 2017

A popular rock musician claims he was threatened by a?politician and security officers outside his home.

The incident, which was caught on a CCTV camera, shows the politician kicking a traffic cone near the home of?NEVI’IM guitarist Vije Dhas before his security officers remove the rest of the cones.

An argument takes place between Vije Dhas and the politician after which the politician and his men leave the scene.

Vije Dhas posted this message on his Facebook: “Earlier this evening a person claiming to be a Politician and the Secretary to the President attacked our home with a gang of security personnel and tried to occupy the premises, threatening to evict us.

I had to call for police assistance to remove the attackers and restore the premises to our possession.

An entry has been made at the Kollupitiya police station and the police have said that they will summon an inquiry as soon as they are able to locate the attackers.

This kind of abuse of power and intimidation of the population is totally unacceptable and we will fight it with all the resources at our disposal”. (Colombo Gazette)

Recommended For You

Feature Image

Police probe death threats on Election Commission members

The Police are investigating death threats received on Election Commission members from overseas. Police Media Spokesperson SSP Nihal Thalduwa said that investigations revealed the threats were received on the phone from overseas. According to the Police, three members of the Election Commission have received death threats. The Police said that the Election Commission members have been given armed Police protection. Death threats were received after the Election Commission decided to hold Lo

29 Jan, 2023

Feature Image

Pakistan: Prices of pulses go up amid non-clearance of imported shipments

Islamabad [Pakistan], January 13 (ANI): Prices of pulses in Pakistan are going up due to the non-clearance of imported shipments at the port amid delay in the approval of relevant documents by banks, Pakistan-based Dawn newspaper reported. Rauf Ibrahim, the chairman of Karachi Wholesalers Grocers Association (KWGA) said traders on Thursday, held a protest outside the State Bank?s head office against the non-clearance of over 6,000 containers of pulses at the port for the past two months due to

28 Jan, 2023

Feature Image

Chinese health expert claims 80 pc of people infected with COVID-19 in country: Report

Beijing [China], January 22 (ANI): About 80 per cent of China?s population has been infected with COVID-19, that is nearly eight in 10 people, a prominent government scientist has claimed, CNN reported. Wu Zunyou, the chief epidemiologist of China?s Center for Disease Control and Prevention has claimed that the present ?wave of epidemic has already infected about 80% of the people? in the country of 1.4 billion population. Wu Zunyou?s claim comes amid concerns that the travel rush that takes p

28 Jan, 2023