The Officer‑in‑Charge (OIC) of the Traffic Division of the Yatiyantota Police has been remanded in connection with the misplacement of his service firearm.
Police said the officer was arrested on June 27 by officials of the Seethawakapura Divisional Crime Investigation Unit after failing to return a pistol and 10 bullets issued to him for duty on June 26.
He was produced before the Ruwanwella Magistrate’s Court yesterday, where the Magistrate ordered that he be remanded until June 30.
Investigations into the incident are being carried out by the Seethawakapura Divisional Crime Investigation Unit together with the special operations team of the Seethawak Senior Superintendent of Police. (Newswire)