Wilgamuwa PS chairman and former chairman arrested
March 20, 2014
The chairman and the former chairman of the Wilgamuwa Pradeshiya Sabha(PS) have been arrested by the Walana Anti Vice Squad yesterday on the charge of transporting cannabis.
The driver of the PS chairman has also been arrested.
They were arrested around 9.30 p.m. yesterday while transporting the cannabis in a cab and they were handed over to the Mahiyanganaya police.
The suspects are to be produced before the Mahiyanganaya Magistrate Court today.
Mahiyanganaya Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.(Ceylon Today Online)
March 20, 2014
March 20, 2014 The chairman and the former chairman of the Wilgamuwa Pradeshiya Sabha(PS) have been arrested by the Walana Anti Vice Squad yesterday on the charge of transporting cannabis.
The driver of the PS chairman has also been arrested.
They were arrested around 9.30 p.m. yesterday while transporting the cannabis in a cab and they were handed over to the Mahiyanganaya police.
The suspects are to be produced before the Mahiyanganaya Magistrate Court today.
Mahiyanganaya Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.(Ceylon Today Online)
Police officers assaulted during drunken brawl
March 20, 2014
Two police officers who had attempted to intervene and resolve a clash which took place in the Medirigiriya Town have been assaulted and hospitalized.
The police emergency hotline service had received a complaint last night regarding a group of individuals causing a disturbance in the Medirigiriya Town under the influence of alcohol.
Accordingly several officers from the Medirigiriya Police Station were dispatched to the location while it has been reported that the group had assaulted the policemen.
A Police Sergeant and a Constable who were in wounded in the attack have been admitted to Medirigiriya and Polonnaruwa hospitals.
So far one suspect has been arrested over the incident while Medirigiriya Police are conducting an investigation.
The police emergency hotline service had received a complaint last night regarding a group of individuals causing a disturbance in the Medirigiriya Town under the influence of alcohol.
Accordingly several officers from the Medirigiriya Police Station were dispatched to the location while it has been reported that the group had assaulted the policemen.
A Police Sergeant and a Constable who were in wounded in the attack have been admitted to Medirigiriya and Polonnaruwa hospitals.
So far one suspect has been arrested over the incident while Medirigiriya Police are conducting an investigation.
