Six police officers attached to the Gampaha Divisional Crime Detection Bureau, who were arrested in connection with the alleged assault of a Catholic priest, were granted bail on Thursday.
The order was made when the case was taken up on Thursday (29) before the Gampaha Magistrate’s Court.
The magistrate ordered that each suspect be released on a surety bail of 500,000 Sri Lankan rupees and imposed a foreign travel ban on the officers.
During an earlier identification parade, the Catholic priest identified three of the arrested officers, stating that one of them had assaulted him while the other two were present at the scene.
The remaining officers were identified as having been nearby at the time of the incident.
The case is scheduled to be taken up again on April 30. (Newswire)