Yesterday morning, Oil Minister Kanchana Wijesekera blatantly betrayed the military security orders while giving answers about the coupon incident. After his irresponsible statements knowingly or unknowingly, the army was unable to control the common people in several places across the country. The respect of the army by the common people has greatly decreased since yesterday.
After that statement, S.S.E., a resident of Embilipitiya Kandurugasara Engineering Service Camp, who was assigned to the security of the fuel station in Embilipitiya 100 IOC fuel station. 250962 is a constable named Roshan Vamsha.
According to reports, the fuel arrived at the IOC fuel station yesterday (03) around 12.00 noon. At around 03.20 in the afternoon, the fuel ran out and as soon as it ran out, the people in the queue rushed into the fuel station. At the same time, the soldiers in different places are left alone. As soon as they were alone, they were trapped among the people and while they were trapped, someone cut off the soldier’s hand while leaving the place. He is currently being treated in ward number 7 of the Ambilipitiya General Hospital and the Ambilipitiya police are currently searching for him. It has also been reported that Chandin is present around this petrol station as well as in every petrol station. A 70-year-old man had been attacked by the thugs at this same place a day before. It is also reported that according to the police investigations, a thug in that area, who went by a certain name, has a weapon like a knife. It is reported that in all previous cases, various fights have been done at that place by a group including that person
