Five Cops Sentenced to Death

The Attorney General (AG) had indicted the police personnel with causing the death of a youth and assaulting four others at Meegahakiula in Angurukaduwa on 7^th  May 2014.

Five police personnel, including a Sub Inspector, attached to the Kandaketiya Police station was charged  for murdering a youth  and causing injuries  to others .  The case was heard   since the year  2014.

High Court Judge Rohan Jayawardane in his   judgement  said,  prosecutor’s evidence had revealed that the Police Officers had arrested the five youth on bogus charges and assaulted them when the victims had visited Bogahalanda in Kandaketiya to purchase a three-wheeler. All five cops  involved   in this murder    were sentenced to death. They were also fined Rs 5,000 each.