Cops arrested over molestation

4 March 2010 03:49 am

By Ananda Weerasuriya

Four policemen attached to the Mount Lavinia police crimes division have been arrested over allegations they molested a woman in Mount Lavinia last night while under the influence of liquor, the Mount Lavinia police told Daily Mirror online.

The policemen had molested the lady near the beach of a bar in Mount Lavinia last night while she was alone in the area. Relatives of the lady had later gone to the Mount Lavinia police station to vent their anger over the incident.

Following a complaint lodged at the police station the four police officers were arrested and produced before the Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) to see if their were under the influence of liquor. The lady who was molested is also to be produced to the JMO. (Daily Mirror online)