Keith Noyhar assault: Six Army personnel granted bail

20 June 2017 01:06 pm

The six Army intelligence personnel, who were in remand custody as suspect in the assault case of journalist Keith Noyhar had been granted bail by the Colombo High Court today.

Senior journalist Keith Noyhar, attached to a weekend news paper, was abducted by an armed group on May 22, 2008 and was later found assaulted. The CID arrested the six Army personnel over the incident.

The men were suspended from service by the Sri Lanka Army, till the CID investigation was completed.