Sri Lanka, March 17 -- Two major incidents shook Sri Lanka last week. The first was the rape of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Hospital, which led to island-wide protests by medical officers demanding the arrest of the perpetrator. The second was the killing of former Superintendent (SP) of Boossa Prison, Siridath Dhammika, who was shot by an unidentified gunman in broad daylight at Thalagaha in Akmeemana.

These two incidents dominated the media, alongside reports of shootings, murders, and the absconding of Police Chief Deshabandu Tennakoon and Ishara Sevvandi, among other crime-related developments. Along with these crimes, concerns over national security have also emerged.

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