Inmate’s death: Divulapitiya Acting Crimes OIC arrested

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The Acting Crimes OIC of the Divulapitiya Police, IP Saman Priyanka, was arrested by the Negombo Police today over the death of a suspect who was detained at the Negombo Prisons.

Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said the Acting Crimes OIC and two others-an IP and a constable-of the Divulapitiya Police Station were transferred to the Peliyagoda Police today over the incident and IP Priyanka was arrested following the transfer.

The Negombo police launched an investigation after a 50-year-old prisoner at the Negombo Prisons died after he was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday.(Darshana Sanjeewa)

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ceylon Thursday, 05 October 2017 07:01 PM

prisoner killed by beating.dont give bail to this kind of criminals whos responsibility is to keep suspects safely under their authority. via DM Android App

Gamarala Thursday, 05 October 2017 07:54 PM

Why not questions as Arjun mahendran. Also as Aloyseus .If did the same way he is alive. This license to kill, MUst remove from police.

sss Thursday, 05 October 2017 08:11 PM

Vidya case is having positive effects on police brutality and extra judicial acts

ceylon Thursday, 05 October 2017 08:19 PM

many such arrests for similer crimessuch as ambilipitiya killing of young father for not bribing two arrak bottles to asp.but that criminal still free without punish. via DM Android App

S.P.RAMKUMAR Thursday, 05 October 2017 09:02 PM

Police department , Government, and Judicial must give a guideline for this type of inquiry, Police officers concern may believe old type of inquiry because they don't know that because of their method of activity(Torturer) on suspect's (may be innocent's) soul will be freed from his body. No authority can give punishment until otherwise a suspect to be found guilty by Court beyond reasonable doubt.

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