Offensive number plate bikers arrested

• The suspects will be presented before the Nugegoda magistrate and additionally referred for a psychiatric evaluation

By H.M.Dharmapala  

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.