Police to probe ex DIG’s boot boy

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An investigation is to be initiated over the incident, where a retired senior Police officer had been captured by the Daily Mirror on Friday while he was stuffing a young domestic aide into the boot of a vehicle in the Matale town, Matale SSP I.B.T. Sugathapala said.

The boy appeared to be around ten years, according to the pictures published in the Daily Mirror on Saturday.
The Matale Police said that the officer concerned was a retired Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police and a resident of Dambulla.

Residents of the Matale town who had seen the officer taking out the boy from the boot of his vehicle, which had been parked near the Matale clock tower on Friday and had alerted journalists, who in turn had hid inside a trishaw and captured the officer returning with the boy, who was carrying some bags.

The retired DIG then had stuffed the boy into the boot of the vehicle again. (M.W.Somarathne)

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Comments - 24

jayasekara Monday, 05 December 2016 12:09 PM

So many offences, starting from Child labour, cruelty, Passenger transport in the boot and parking in no parking zone so over to you IGP

roy Tuesday, 06 December 2016 04:51 AM

Green transport, there is a board for green banking too.

andycap Monday, 05 December 2016 04:28 PM

Good Observation!!! Lets see what the so called Law does with him...

BOOT TRAVEL Monday, 05 December 2016 03:47 PM

These boots are spacious. And in emergencies children travel in them ONLy when the front and rear seats are occupied. In this instance it is uncalled for,as the driver is the only other person in the vehicle

Buddhika Monday, 05 December 2016 03:32 PM

He may be using his casul 2nd vehicle for petty things like grocery shopping, but he would come in a luxary vehicle when he fix a date with a young girl

Sadun Monday, 05 December 2016 03:23 PM

You can't have a 10 year old boy as a servant b**ch!

Dee Monday, 05 December 2016 03:01 PM

So now the rogue three wheelers which are crime havens have become crime busters?

donkadonk Monday, 05 December 2016 02:39 PM

judging by the car he's driving DIG probably didn't take bribes during his tenure

DillonDP Monday, 05 December 2016 02:39 PM

Ha Ha,,,, i love the story where the public had notified the journalists

Sadun Monday, 05 December 2016 02:03 PM

Are you retarded?How would you feel if asked to sit in that space?

Nihal Gunatilake Monday, 05 December 2016 01:59 PM

Hello - Don't arrest him. He is a Ranuviruvek!! Or get permission/approval from the top. bye- Nihal Gunatilake

Casanova Monday, 05 December 2016 12:15 PM

And we expected these Morons to enforce laws and we still do.........................

srilankan Monday, 05 December 2016 10:27 AM

child labor??? or????

Arnold Monday, 05 December 2016 12:09 PM

Servants are human too.

SAm Monday, 05 December 2016 12:05 PM

is servant boys legal?

Kaboos Monday, 05 December 2016 12:05 PM

the police should obey the law while enforcing the law.

Menaka Monday, 05 December 2016 12:01 PM

He was ruined the dignity of the police

peter Monday, 05 December 2016 11:18 AM

there's something called human dignity.. and everyone deserves it..

Daisy Monday, 05 December 2016 11:01 AM

So whats the big issue...do you guys like to take your servant boy in front seat...?

kids r a joy Monday, 05 December 2016 11:00 AM

idiot has parked right under a no parking sign too not forgetting employing a minor..charge him for child abuse..where is the child protection services. via DM Android App

sigiriya Monday, 05 December 2016 10:59 AM

Oh, come on! What you refer to as the 'boot' is spacious enough to accommodate the boy and the goods.

Dirty Harry Monday, 05 December 2016 10:50 AM

A Law abiding Police Officer and a Gentleman who makes and break's the Law.

suda Monday, 05 December 2016 10:43 AM

He has parked in a No parking area, If we even park their we will be fined. though they retired they abuse their power

lkboy Monday, 05 December 2016 10:39 AM

may be he doesn't want the boy to sit on the seats. Aristocratic mentality.

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