Sri Lanka, April 9 -- The Inspector General of Police, Priyantha Weerasuriya has issued a set of instructions to all police officers regarding the acceptance of gifts and the provision of monetary allowances for New Year celebrations.

It is reported that the instructions were issued based on information received that many police stations are preparing to collect money from officers to hold Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations and are also preparing to organize New Year parties with contributions from the business community.

In particular, hampers or gift vouchers given to senior police officers as a form of goodwill should not be accepted, and senior officers themselves should not take possession of such items, the Inspector General ...