Three youths have been arrested for attacking a Police Jeep with stones in the Dayagama area on May 25, 2023.
The Police stated that a team from the Dayagama Police Station had conducted a raid in the Negenahirawatte 3 division area in Dayagama.
They had apprehended five suspects on charges of having brewed illicit liquor, while also taking into custody 34 litres of illicit liquor.
The Police stated, however, the jeep transporting the suspects came under attack with a group having pelted stones at the vehicle with the aim of releasing the suspects.
Officers from the Dayagama Police had launched an investigation into the incident, leading to the arrest of three suspects on Thursday night (08).
The suspects are aged between 22 and 25 years and are residents of the Negenahirawatte 3 division area in Dayagama.
They have been remanded until June 16 after being produced before the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court yesterday. (NewsWire)