Seven Policemen who were arrested over the custodial death of a Vocational Training Officer in January have been remanded until 23 June by the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court.
Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa stated that among those arrested are a Police Sub-Inspector, a Sargent and five constables attached to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB).
The Assistant Manager at the Vocational Training Authority in Narahenpita had been taken away by a group of Police officers while returning to work from a restaurant at lunchtime on 10th January 2023.
At the time, it was revealed that he had been taken away by PNB officials with regard to an investigation into a drug-related case.
The victim was reported dead with the authorities claiming that he had attempted to attack a Police officer with a broken glass bottle during interrogation.
However, the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday (6) ruled that the cause of death of the victim was Blunt Force Trauma.
While delivering the order on the postmortem, the Maligakanda Magistrate ordered the immediate arrest of those responsible for the death.
Following the court verdict, the seven PNB officers involved in the incident were apprehended today. (NewsWire)