Shooting at Uddika’s vehicle: Police seek court order to arrest ASP

By Sujith Hewajulige

The Ministry of Public Security said that the police will seek a court order for the arrest of Assistant Superintendent of Police Sanjeeva Mahanama, who has been accused of shooting at the vehicle of actor turned MP Uddika Premaratne.

The police will also record a statement from Mr. Premaratne regarding the incident.

Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles he said that the investigation had been launched in a fresh approach.

Police Media Spokesman DIG Advocate Nihal Talduwa said earlier that the incident had been stage-planned.

Initial investigations revealed that the ASP gave his firearm to another person at the airport and went abroad. The shooting attack on MP Uddika Premaratne's vehicle took place on September 17, last year.