Sri Lanka Police have arrested three Army Soldiers in connection with the death of an individual in Oddusuddan, Mullaitivu, last week.
According to the Police, a group of five persons had illegally entered the camp of the 12th Sinha Regiment at the Muthuiyankaddu area in Shivanagar. The camp is currently being removed from the area, Police said.
The group, which had illegally entered the camp on Thursday (07) to collect iron and other items, had been spotted by Army officers and had been chased out. One of the persons who entered the camp illegally had later drowned in the Muthuiyankaddu Tank.
Police investigations have found that the Army officers had assaulted some of the individuals while they were being chased out of the camp.
One soldier was arrested in connection with the assault, while two other soldiers were arrested for having encouraged the group to enter the camp to steal various items.
The suspects have been remanded until 19 August after being produced before the Mullaitivu Magistrate’s Court on Saturday (09 Aug).
The group allege that members of the Army camp had invited them to collect various items such as scrap metal, while another group of Army soldiers had attempted to prevent their entry.
An open verdict has been issued following the post-mortem examination conducted on the body of the victim at the Jaffna Hospital.
The Oddusuddan Police and Police Special Task Force (STF) are conducting further investigations into the incident. (Newswire)
