A Sub Inspector and a Police Constable, attached to the Point Pedro Police Station, have been arrested in connection with the shooting which an individual was killed when an illegal sand transporting vehicle was shot at by the Police yesterday. The lorry carrying sand was shot at in the Manalkaduwa area in Point Pedro after it drove through a police checkpoint disregarding police orders to stop.
|
A 25-year-old Yogarasa Dinesh, resident of Nelliadi was killed in the shooting. Police said SI Shiwarasa Sanjeewa and PC Mohammad Mubarak were suspended following the incident. They were to be produced in the Point Pedro Magistrate Court today
|
0 Comments