Tag: පොලිස් පුවත්

Balapitiya Court Delivers Verdict After 17 Year Long Torture Case Involving 14 Year Old Schoolboy

Seventeen years after the brutal torture of 14-year-old schoolboy Buddhi Ewantha Gunasekara from Eranawila, Mitiyagoda, the Balapitiya High Court yesterday (11) handed down long-awaited sentences to four accused, including senior police officers and a civil guard. The tragic case dates back to March 7, 2008, when Buddhi, then a Grade 9 student, was arrested on allegations of stealing money from a neighbor’s house. He was taken into custody by Sub-Inspector Saman Palitha Athukorala and Civil Guard Lalith de Zoysa, based on a complaint lodged with the Mitiyagoda Police. Soon after,…

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Senior DIG of Sri Lanka police, Ranmal Kodithuwakku accused of torture, sexual abuse & cover up

A senior Police officer, already transferred over an incident involving a driver, Mr. Mishara Ranasinghe on the road, has now been accused of torture and sexual abuse, in a letter sent to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa by a law firm. Shocking details of the incident that transpired on the road and at the Police station have been mentioned in a letter send by a well known law firm to the President. Neelakandan and Neelakandan, the lawyers appearing on behalf of the driver, have told the President in a detailed letter that…

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