Attack on villagers: IGP instructs disciplinary action on policemen

IGP Pujith Jayasundara had instructed the North Central Province Senior DIG to take disciplinary action against the police officers who reported to have assaulted villagers including several women at a temple in Eppawala.

Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said a tense situation prevailed during a protest by the villagers against a monk at the Shaila Bimbarama Temple at Nallamudawa in Eppawala on Saturday.

Police officers who tried to disperse the protesters had alleged to have attacked several women and villagers during incident.(DS)