Youth brutally assaulted at Paranthan junction by police. Failure to halt when stopped.
Two policemen who were on traffic duty at Kilinochchi Paranthan junction had fiercely assaulted two youths yesterday evening.
Tuesday , 01 January 2013
Two policemen who were on traffic duty at Kilinochchi Paranthan junction had fiercely assaulted two youths yesterday evening.
Two youths from Vattakachchi, namely Vijayakumar Wimalarooban aged 26 and Anantha Moorthy Logeswaran aged 24, suffered from internal injuries due to this attack and was treated at Kilinochchi General Hospital and later was taken to the police station.
Regarding this incident it was further said, yesterday at 4.45 p.m the two youths were returning home in motorcycles after work.
Traffic police who were on duty at Paranthan junction had stopped the bikes. The motorcycles did not stop at the place it was given the signal, but at some distance away and the two youths have approached the police on foot.
When they reached the policemen, the police on duty, without saying anything had brutally assaulted, and more police were called and there were more assaults against the youth, was stated by the people assembled at the place where the incident occurred.
More than hundreds congregated at the place the incident took place hence tension prevailed in the locality.
Kilinochchi Police Officer in charge personally visited the incident and conducted inquiry and had asked pardon for the mistake carried out by the police.
Parliament Member Sritharan too had visited the locality where the incident occurred.
Concerning this, he gave information to the “Udayan” news media. He said, “the youths in an uncivilized was assaulted by the police in public”. Regarding this I brought to the attention of Kilinochchi Police in Charge. He personally asked pardon from me. He accepted that Police had acted in a flawed manner.
