Colombo North police get down to clearing backlog of complaints

By Jude Denzil Pathiraja

The Officer In-Charge of the Community Police Unit of Colombo North Range, Chief Inspector Abeysinghe, yesterday, said they were taking steps to clear the backlog of complaints received since March 2020 relating to family disputes, money transactions, assaults, non-payment of wages, etc.

Abeysinghe attributed the delays to the prevailing pandemic which compelled the police to restrict the number of persons visiting them; officers were overworked as they had to perform extra duties, in addition to their regular work.

He said a scheme had been introduced under the theme “Solving people’s problems through community policing” and the unit comprising 54 policemen/women operated in the Kotahena, Modera, Mattakkuliya, Bloemendhal, Grandpass, Dematagoda, Foreshore, Mihijid Sevana police areas.

The officer said most of the complaints they had received were from Kotahena, Mattakkuliya, Grandpass and Dematagoda.