Thugs assault policeman outside DIG office

1 November 2013 03:56 pm

A policeman who attempted to prevent a foreign woman being sexually harassed by three youth was allegedly assaulted by them in front of the Kandy DIG’s office, police said.

The injured police sergeant was admitted to the Kandy General Hospital.

He was on duty at the DIG’s office when he had noticed the three youth sexually harassing the foreign woman. The miscreants had pounced on the police sergeant when he came up to them and attempted to save the helpless woman from their clutches.

Police said the suspects who appeared drunk had boasted that they were close associates of an MP from the Kandy District.

The three youth were arrested will be produced in courts soon. (Shane Seneviratne and J.A.L. Jayasinghe)