Sri Lanka, July 14 -- Police Constable D.P. Ranasinghe of the Police Special Task Force (STF), who lost his life in the Mahaweli River while taking part in an operation to apprehend suspected illegal drug traffickers, has been posthumously promoted to the rank of Sub-Inspector.

The promotion was approved by the Inspector General of Police in recognition of his service and sacrifice in the line of duty on July 12.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily Mirror Sri Lanka....