by Pavani Hapuarachchi 15-01-2022 | 11:23 AM
COLOMBO (News 1st): The Department of Railways has lodged a complaint with the Police over the obstruction to duties and intimidation of railway employees, during the recent trade union action.
The complaint has been filed over the threats levelled against railway officials who reported to work despite the trade union action, obstructing their duties, the Railways Department noted.
The investigations in this regard have already commenced.
The Department of Railways has also launched an internal investigation into the incident.
Steps were taken to conduct a formal investigation into the threats levelled against the Head of Railway Operations, the Railways Department noted.
According to the Department of Railways, trains operations will continue on Saturday (Jan. 15) as per the usual schedule without any hindrance.