20 January 2024 12:00 am Views - 335
Traffic police in Boralesgamuwa intercepted a motorcycle displaying a highly offensive Sinhala word in English characters and arrested two young men riding it.
The suspects, both 18-year-olds from Bellanwila, were spotted throughout Boralesgamuwa showcasing the offensive word on a plate replacing the motorcycle’s number plate.
Ignoring an order to stop from traffic officers, they sped away, prompting a chase and eventual apprehension.
Senior police officials informed that the suspects will be presented before the Nugegoda magistrate and additionally referred for a psychiatric evaluation.
OIC Traffic Branch SI Tharindu Wickremesinghe, along with PCs 98597 Daluwatta and 70870 Jagath, are conducting further investigations under the instructions of OIC Boralesgamuwa Police CI Sumedha Wimalagunaratne.