Three Police Officers arrested over assault

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Three Police Officers including a Sub Inspector attached to the Ingiriya Police Station had been arrested for allegedly assaulting two individuals at Poruwadanda Junction in Ingiriya, Saturday night.

Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said IGP Pujith Jayasundera had instructed to suspend the three Officers pending investigation.

He said the IGP had also instructed Panadura Division Superintendent of Police (SP) to conduct an investigation into the incident and also to take disciplinarily action against the Officer In-Charge of the Ingiriya Police.

He said the SI, a Sergeant and a Constable were arrested after a complaint was lodged against them.
According to the complaint, the two individuals, an Army personnel and a disabled person were assaulted as they failed to establish their identity to the Police Officers, who were on road duty.

It was also reported that the SI was drunk at the time of the incident.

One of the injured was admitted to the Ingiriya Hospital. The three suspects were arrested after recording a statement from the injured.

The suspects would be produced in the Horana Magistrate’s Court(Darshana Sanjeewa)

Comments - 10

pimbura Sunday, 29 July 2018 04:51 PM

Discipline...a vital ingredient missing in certain police officers which makes the police force look bad..

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Warren Raed Monday, 30 July 2018 05:30 PM

Maybe they forgot to meditate in the morning! LoL

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Story behind the story Sunday, 29 July 2018 04:54 PM

Any political connections of those who were assaulted - if not it is hard to believe the suspension of the policemen !

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ANTON Sunday, 29 July 2018 05:47 PM

MUNTA KIYANNE AANDUVE UNIFORM CHANDI KIYALA ......... SACK THOSE BUGGERS.

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Jaliya Sunday, 29 July 2018 05:52 PM

According to the complaint, the two individuals, an Army personnel and a disabled person were assaulted as they failed to establish their identity to the Police Officers, who were on road duty ..... Isn't at least the army personnel knows that he need to carry some ID ? Doesn't make any sense none out of 4 had any ID with them walking on a public road at night. What if they were criminals ? the Police would be blamed for NOT doing their job.

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Discipline Sunday, 29 July 2018 06:40 PM

Discipline for police and armed forces should be maintained at any cost. Well done IGP.

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Martin Milton Sunday, 29 July 2018 06:41 PM

Great work by the IGP and high time he springs into action thus for such a despicable and terrible crime.Assaulting a disabled person!! what courage ! and what compassion in a Buddhist nation!! These individuals need to be made an example of what happens to Police Officers sans discipline. Let them be given at least 5 yr RI. NO PAROLE. MM

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S.P.Ramkumar Sunday, 29 July 2018 08:25 PM

This a usual crime, sometime this police officers may be attached with crime branch.

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jayantha Monday, 30 July 2018 09:09 AM

How come police officers assault military person or disable person ? Only SI was drunk ? funny made up story .If this country is yahapalana then the justice should be jail those 3 guys

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Waco Monday, 30 July 2018 09:20 AM

IGP,please remove these thugs from the Department of Police. If not the public will remove the Uniforms of the police personnels and make them to walk nude. Remember what happened few years back in Kurunegala.

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