Man remanded for misleading 119 police emergency unit

By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya

A 48-year-old man from Dehiwala was arrested for providing false information to the 119 emergency hotline to mislead the police.  

Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said the suspect had falsely alerted the 119 on Tuesday about an incident in Kandy.  

However, after investigating, the police emergency patrol found that the information passed by the man was false and he had willfully attempted to mislead the police, the spokesman said.  

The suspect, a Sri Lankan, who was living in the USA and Iran for a long period of time had returned to the country recently.  

He was produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate yesterday and remanded till January 21.  
“ The 119 police emergency patrol unit was introduced in order to act on public alert and deal with emergency situations such as accidents, crimes and disaster situations. So no one should exploit 119 or the number,” he urged the public.   

• He was produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate yesterday and remanded till January 21