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- 1 2 3 4 "කොස්තාපල් නිලයේ සිට වැඩබලන පොලිස්පති දක්වා පැමිණි ප්රියන්ත වීරසූරිය කවුද?".
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- ↑ "Senior DIG Priyantha Weerasooriya appointed as new Acting IGP".