23 November 2023 03:40 pm Views - 1791
By P.H.P. Perera
Police said the suspect had escaped custody and jumped into the Ja-ela canal when the police officers were taking him to the police jeep to be produced before the court.
The suspect from Bodhirajarama Road in Jaela had been arrested for possessing heroin.
A senior police official said when the suspect in handcuffs had escaped from custody and jumped into the nearby canal, PC 99033 Krishnamurthi Piradasan (26) had given chase and jumped into the canal to arrest the suspect, but had drowned during the attempt. He said other police officers had managed to arrest the suspect.
OIC Ja-ela police Chaminda Edirisuriya is conducting further investigations.