INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
UPDATE: The police sergeant and the constable of Medawachchiya Police Station who were arrested over the alleged assault on a youth on 07
April, have been remanded until 16 April.
Two police officers attached to Medawachchiya Police Station have been arrested by the
Kebithigollewa Crimes Unit over the alleged assault on a youth on April 07 in Medawachchiya.Accordingly, a Police Sergeant and a Constable
attached to Medawachchiya Police have been arrested for allegedly inhumanely assaulting the youth after taking the latter into custody.They
the evening of April 07, a group of police officers on traffic duty near the Medawachchiya primary school on the Mannar-Medawachchiya road
had signalled a small lorry heading towards Mannar to stop.However, the lorry driver had ignored the police directive to stop the vehicle
another team of police officers from the same station who were travelling in a three-wheeler for an operation in the area had noticed this
lorry fleeing.These officers had also chased after the lorry and managed to intercept the vehicle on a byroad
in stopping the small lorry in the Thulaveliya area after continuing to give chase
influence, driving without a valid license, ignoring police orders and dangerous driving
suspect has informed Anuradhapura Hospital Police that the officers of the Medawachchiya Police Station had repeatedly assaulted him during
The Kebithigollewa Division Crimes Unit had launched an investigation into the complaint and arrested the two police officers in question
