A suspect who was in police custody taken on a motorcycle for an investigation was killed and 02 police officers were injured when the motorcycle overturned.
The accident took place this morning in the Kiridiwela police area.
According to the police, a 27-year-old suspect was arrested yesterday evening on a charge of breaking necklaces. A sergeant and a constable of the criminal investigation department took the suspect out of the cell and went looking for another suspect on a motorcycle due to his revealing facts about another suspect during questioning. Investigations have revealed that the suspect was carried in the middle of the motorcycle and the suspect did not even have a protective helmet. The two police officers were in civilian clothes.
Investigations have revealed that the suspect was taken on a private motorcycle belonging to a police officer.
Gampaha Divisional Senior Superintendent of Police Mr. Rohana Gamage has taken steps to suspend the two police officers for carrying a suspect on a motorcycle unsafely and causing his death.
A magisterial inquiry was also held this afternoon and police information disclosed that the post-mortem inquiry is currently underway. A senior police officer said that if it is confirmed that the deceased suspect was assaulted or that the cause of death was not a car accident, the two police officers will be arrested and legal action will be taken in this regard.