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Seven arrested over supermarket staff brutally assaulting female
Seven persons, all staff members of a leading supermarket outlet in Borella, were arrested over an incident of brutally assaulting a female customer, Police said.
Police launched investigations after a video showing a group of staff members from a supermarket outlet brutally assaulting a female customer went viral on social media.
Initially, it was reported that the incident had occurred in the Hanwella area.
However, later it was revealed that the incident had been at an outlet in Borella.
CCTV footage captured multiple male and female employees from the outlet brutally assaulting the customer, allegedly in response to suspected theft.
The incident reportedly took place on September 18.
However, no complaints had been lodged untill the video went viral on social media.
Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said that a complaint had been lodged with the police over the incident on Friday.
Accordingly, four female and three male employees were arrested over the incident.
Meanwhile, investigations revealed that the woman who was assaulted was a person who had previously been accused of stealing goods from supermarkets.
SSP Thalduwa said the woman has also been identified as a person who is heavily addicted to drugs.
He said the Borella Police are investigating into the incident. Earlier, the management of the supermarket also issued a media statement stating that they will take stern action against those responsible. (Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)
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