A 35-year-old bus conductor has been arrested in connection with the assault of an individual in the Galle Face area in Fort, of which a video has been widely circulated on social media.
According to the Police, the video shows a person being assaulted by a group using a wooden pole.
Investigations into the video have found that the assault was carried out by a conductor of a private passenger transport bus and another person, following a dispute over the bus ticket with a passenger who was travelling in the bus.
Accordingly, a team of officers from the Fort Police Station arrested the conductor of the relevant bus while at the Fort bus stand yesterday (03). The suspect is a 35-year-old resident of Panadura.
The arrested suspect, who was produced before the Fort Magistrate’s Court today (04), has been remanded until November 14.
Further investigations are being carried out by the Fort Police. (Newswire)