Police probe missing school books worth Rs. 800,000
by Norman Palihawadane Talangama Police yesterday launched an investigation into a complaint alleging that a stock of Grade One Tamil textbooks and activity books, valued at approximately Rs. 800,000, was not properly handed over to designated distribution centres. The complaint was lodged by a senior female officer of the Educational Publications Department, who alleged that […]
The Educational Publications Department in Sri Lanka has launched a police investigation following a complaint regarding missing school books valued at around Rs. 800,000. According to a senior female officer from the department, a significant amount of Grade One Tamil textbooks and activity books, totaling 19,892 copies, were not delivered to their designated distribution centers.
The complaint arose when permission was given on May 4th for a contracted company to transport the books to 12 distribution centers in the Eastern Province. However, the materials failed to reach their intended destinations by the scheduled date. Police are now probing the circumstances surrounding the missing books to determine what happened and who is responsible for the alleged failure to deliver the educational materials.
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