Different and true version about Deputy Inspector General of Police who pushed child inside luggage-carrier of car

Different and true version about Deputy Inspector General of Police who pushed child inside luggage-carrier of car

More information is forthcoming about the incident where a senior police officer was seen using the services of a child domestic servant and in putting the child into a luggage-carrier of his vehicle and driving on as noted on a camera in Matale town some days ago. 

Police officers in Matale who made an investigation on this information had reported that a different situation exists as the background of this story. The police were able to track the old motor vehicle belonging to the 'wagon' type of which photos were taken by the reporter while inside a three-wheeler
showing how the child was put inside the luggage-carrier which was a vehicle belonging to a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). On information that the vehicle is parked at his walauwa at Meegasthenna Road, along Koombiyangoda Road in Matale, police officers had reached his house and had conducted inquiries. Even at that moment the child who was allegedly packed into the luggage-carrier identified as a 11 year old and of Tamil nationality was there with his parents. This family who were engaged in domestic work at the walauwa were found living in a small house adjoining the walauwa. 

The father of this Tamil boy had come from Alawathugoda area in Kandy and the mother was of the Sinhalese community and they were paid a wage of 12000 per mensem for work in the walauwa and it was revealed that they were employed in various forms of domestic-work in the house. However it was not revealed that the child was used as a domestic-hand. Whatever it is, apart from providing them with necessities of food and lodging, this retired DIG has made an effort of providing education to this child who incidentally had never been to a school. With this motive in mind although an effort had been taken to find a school and give the child the education necessary by spending money, because of the fact that the child was illiterate, the principal of the school had said that he was unable to accept admission to this 11 year old child. As for this reason the retired DIG had made amends to get down 2 tuition teachers to his home at his own expense and thus lay a foundation for the child's basic education. 

When the retired DIG was questioned about the incident relevant to the investigation he had broken into a smile and had responded saying that on the day in question he had accompanied this child to Matale town because he informed that he was interested in eating thosai and that what was depicted in photographs was the parcel of thosai in the child's hands. The reason for putting the child inside the luggage-carrier was the child's desire to keep sitting in that spot and to enjoy sightseeing in the city which incidentally had been the child's request, the DIG had said. The police who questioned the child too on this matter confirmed the truth of the statement and the child displayed a picture he had drawn in which it was observed that he had sketched various things including the clocktower in the city that he had seen when seated in the luggage-carrier. 

When the police had arrived in the home a lady tuition teacher too had been there and the police were able to confirm the true situation from her too. The parents of the child had informed the police before they had arrived at this walauwa that they did not have the means to provide education for the child and for that reason the child had been admitted to a children's home after having been handed over to probation under court-orders because of poverty, the tuition teacher unravelled further. The child was fortunate enough to unite with his parents once again and secure an opportunity to follow his education in this manner because of the help rendered by this retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, she had finally said. Even now probation officers make visits and record comments adhering to legal procedures, she added.