A Ghost in Gampaha...

.ïmy wia.sßfha fyd,auka l; .egjrhka miafia mkakhs 

rd;%sfha ieß irk woaNQ; ldka;djla ksid fï Èkj, .ïmy wia.sßh m%foaYjdiSyq oeä NS;shg m;aù isá;s'

rd;%S ld,fha§ wia.sßh wekslÜ mdf¾ .uka l< ;reKhska lSm fofkl=gu wms<sfj<g we| me<| fldKavh lvd .;a
ldka;djla olakg ,eì ;sfí' fï ksid we¢ß jeàfuka miq wod< ud¾.fha .uka lsÍug fndfyda fofkla ìh fj;s'

fï ms<sn|j m< jQ we;eï udOH jd¾;dj, i|yka jQfha fuu wj;drh ÿgq lsisfjl= fyda udOH bÈßhg meñK ;u woyia M, fkdl< njhs'
tneúka fuu wj;drh yqfola lgl;djla úh yels njgo u; M, ù ;snqKs'

m<d;la NS;sfhka NS;shg m;a l< wia.sßfha w;aNQ; l;d fidhd wms miq.shod m%foaYfha ixpdrh lf<uq'

tys§ yuqjQ m%foaYjdiSka mjid isáfha fuu ldka;d wj;drh oeka udi lSmhl isg wekslÜ mdf¾ we;s wekslÜ tl wi, .ejfik njhs' fuu wj;drh jeämqr uqK .efikqfha ;reKhskag nj;a Tjqyq mejiqfjdah' fï jk úg ;reKhska 13la muK fuu wj;drhg ìhù we;s njla Tjqyq jeäÿrg;a mejiQy'

fuu woaNQ; isÿùug uq,skau uqyqK ÿka ;reKhd fidhd wms Tyqf.a ksjig f.dv jeÿfkuq' Tyq 16 yeúßÈ mdi,a isiqfjls' kñka pdñl È,aIdkah'

tod fjila odg miqjod fj,dj ? 11'30 ú;r we;s' wms mia fofkla nhsisl,a follska fjila n,kak .shd' uu ysáfha tl nhsla tll ueo' Th wekslÜ tl Wäka hk fldg uu kslug jf.a my<ska ;snqKq we< Èyd neÆjd' ta tlalu wE;ska iqÿmdg Pdhdjla jf.a ug fmkqKd' t;fldgu uq¿ we.u iS;, fj,d mK ke;sj jf.a .shd' uu okafka tÉprhs' wdhs;a ug isys wdfõ mkai‍f,a yduqÿrefjda wem kQ, odk fj,dfõ'

ta fudfydf;a isg isÿjQ foh wm yuqfõ úia;r lf<a pdñl iu. tlu h;=re meÈfha .uka l< Tyqf.a ñ;=rdh'

uuhs nhsla tl meof.k wdfõ' wekslÜ tlWvg tk fldgu wuq;= yS;, yq<.la yukak jqKd' jfÜ ;snqK .ia yq<.g weUfrkjd' wms weyegu oelald' ta tlalu wE;ska nÆ rxpqjla Wvqnqrk yv weyqkd'

t;fldgu uf.a msámiafia jdäfj,d ysgmq pdñl tl mdru lSjd nhsla tl kj;a;mka" kj;a;mka lsh,d' ta mdr uu nhsla tl keje;a;=jyu thd lSjd wekslÜ tlg nyskak ´kE lsh,d wmsg mqÿu;a ys;=Kd' ta;a thdf. fjkila oelal ksid uu thdj ;Èka w,a, .;a;d' pdñl yokafku my<ska ;sfhk wekslÜ tlg nyskak' wms thdj;a w,a,f.k wdhs;a nhsla iagdÜ lrkak yeÿj;a nhsisl,a folu iagdÜ jqfKa keye' ta;a wekslÜ tl myq lr<d weú;a iagdÜ l<d ú;rhs yß .shd' pdñlf.a oe.,s,a, tkak tkaku jeä jqKd' wms wudrefjka thdj f.a .djg f.kdjdu thd .ek yvlska yQ ;=kla lSjd' wms y;r fokdgu thdj fu,a, lr .kak neß ksid f.or we|g od,d ,Kqj,ska nekaod'

pdñlf.a kekaoKsh jQ kd,sld m%shx.kS uy;añh isoaêh fufia úia;r l<dh'

pdñl mq;d f.a hd¿jd yQ lshk fldg wmsg mqÿu ys;=kd' thd fï mdr id'fm< lrkak bkak <ufhla' ljodj;a Tfydu yeisß,d keye' hd¿fjd ;ud fï úia;f¾ lSfõ' thd f.or wdmq fj,dfõ b|ka .Eksfhla jf.a yeisrefka' fldhs fj,dfj;a wekslÜ tl <.g hkak ´k lshkjd' wms <uhd mdkaoru fndaê mQcdrdufha yduqÿrefjd <.g wrka .syska wem kQ,la oeïud' t;fldg ;uhs thdg isysh wdfõ'

ta;a iuyr udOHj, m<jqKd <uhs fufyu yeisfrkafka u;al=vq .y, lsh,d' tal wuQ,slu fndrejla'

wm fndaêmQcdrdufha kdysñhka uqK .eiSug W;aiy l<o Wkajykafia úydria:dkfha jev fkdisáhd' we;eï fokd mjid isáfha óg jir lSmhlg fmr tu wekslÜ tfla Èh kEug f.dia ñh.sh ldka;djlf.a wd;auh fufia m%foaYfha ießirk njhs' kuq;a wj;drh ÿgq nj lshk lsisfjl= fyda tu ldka;dj yß yeá y÷kd f.k fkd;snqKs'

wekslÜ tl wdikakfhau mÈxÑlrefjl= mejiqfõ .ïm< isg meñKs Tyqf.a {d;sfhls' fuu isoaêh fkdoek tu ia:dkfhka meñfKñka isáh§ yÈisfhau Tyqf.a h;=re meÈh l%shd úrys; jQ njhs' Tyq ta k f;la wj;drh ms<sn| fkdoek isá ksid ìhg m;a ù ke;' tfy;a tu fudfydf;a ìhlre yඬla iu. oeä iS;,la oekqKq njg Tyq mjid ;sfí'

oeka udihl muK ld,hl isg wj;drh olakg fkdue;s njgo rdjhla mj;S'

12 jeks <uhd nh l<dg miafia fjo uy;a;fhla weú;a NQ;hd w,a,,d fnda;‍f,alg odka .shd' m%foaYjdiS ldka;djla wm iu. mejiqjdh'
wmg wjika jrg wj;drh uqK .eiqKq nj lshk ;reKhdo yuq ùug yelsúh'

mdi,a isiqfjl= jk 16 yeúßÈ me;=ï ldúkao ;uka uqyqK ÿka ìhlre isÿùu fufia úia;r lf<ah'

uu tod .sfha nK f.orlg hkak' fï wj;dr l;dj wy, ;snqKg uu taj úYajdi lf<a keye' uu fï lshkafka ug we;a;gu isoaO jqKfoa' uu wekslÜ mdr Èf.a nhsla tfla .shd' yßhgu wekslÜ tl .dj fmar .yla ;shkjd' Th .y hg ljqo bkakjd ug ,hsÜ t<sfhka fmkqKd' ta;a uu .Kka .kafka keye' lsÜgqjg hk fldg uu oelald ta .Ekq flfkla lsh,d' thd jerye,s jf.a we|f.k fldKafv lvd f.khs ysáfha' yenehs uQK w÷r .kak neye' thd ug l;d lr,d biairyska odf.k hkak lSjd t;fldg ug fï isoaêh u;la jqk ksid uu l=Kqyrefmka nekakd'

t;fldgu ta .Eks w;=reoka jqKd' ta tlalu biairy yeß, n,k fldg wdmyq óÿula ueo .Eks bkakj oelald' thd nhsisCf,a yemafmkj jf.a oelafla ug u;l tÉprhs'

bÈß úia;rh mejiqfõ Tyqf.a ñ;=rd lú÷ iykah'

wms nK f.or bkak fldg me;=ï nhsisCf,a weú;a t;k weof.k jegqKd' wms thd Wiai,d ;%Sú,a tllg od.;a;d' t;fldg thd .Ekq yඬlska yQ 
;=kla lsh,d wekslÜ tlg hkak ´k lsh,d oe.Æjd' wms yh fofkla thdj f.dvla wudrefjka w,a,f.k f.or wrf.k .shd' me;=ï yeisrefKa .Ekq flfkla jf.a' fj,djlg .Eksfhla jf.a wඬkjd' wdhs;a wekslÜ tlg hkak ´kd lshkjd' lSm j;djla wfma fn,a, ñßlkak;a W;aiy l<d'

ksjig f.k .sh me;=ï yeisreK wdldrh Tyqf.a uj jhs' ta' m%shka;s uy;añh fufia úia;r l<dh'

mq;d f.or f.kdmq fj‍f,a b|ka .Ekq yඬlska lE.eyqjd' f.or nvq úis l<d' nksia f.ä y;rla ldf.k ldf.k .shd' tl mdrgu j;=r fnda;,hla ú;r ìf.k .shd' wms msß;a lshk fldg thdg kskao .shd' myqjod fjo uy;a;fhla f.kak,d Ydka;s l¾uhla l<du ;ud mq;d ikSm jqfKa' ta fjo uy;a;hd wmsg lsõfõ <uh uereKq u,.sh wd;auh thd w,a, .;a;' wdhs;a ldgj;a lrorhla fjkafk keye lsh,d' Bg miafi kï .fï ljqrej;a nh fj,d keye'

Wvq.ïm, fldri m%foaYfha§ wmg tu fjo uy;d uqK .eiSugo yels úh' Tyq kñka y¾I jkisxyh'

uu okak id;a;f¾ yeáhg fï <uhg jeys, ;snqfKa u< .sh ldka;djlf.a wd;auhla' thd ljqo lsh, fydhkak uu W;aiy lf<a keye' uu ta wd;auh ysr lf<;a keye' uu lrkafka ta wd;auh t;ekska uqod .;a tl' oeka tal bjrhs wdhs;a ljqrej;a nh fjkak ´fka keye' uu b,a,kafka ljqre;a tl;=fj,d fï u<.sh wd;auhg mska wkqfudaoka lrkak lsh,hs'

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