Detention order issued on duo arrested for aiding cop involved with “Harak Kata”

Sri Lanka Police have been granted  a 72-hour detention order to question the two persons arrested on suspicion of aiding the police constable who was complicit in notorious criminal figure “Harak Kata’s” recent escape attempt at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The duo was arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) last night.

Ill-famed drug trafficker Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratna, alias ‘Harak Kata’, had reportedly attempted to flee from the custody of the CID on 10 September.

According to the CID, ‘Harak Kata’ had been aided by a certain police constable, who had fled soon after the incident.

‘Harak Kata’, who was being interrogated by eight CID officers, had reportedly laced the officers’ tea with poison, with the help of the Police Constable in question, during his questioning.

He had subsequently requested to go to the washroom, and was escorted out of the interrogation room with his aide – the constable, and another sub-inspector attached to the Police Special Task Force (STF), assigned for the suspect’s protection.

Although his handcuffs were removed at that point, the underworld kingpin had then walked out of the washroom acting as if he was still cuffed and had then attempted to snatch the STF officer’s firearm leading to a scuffle. 

A group of other officers were quick to arrive at the scene of the incident upon hearing the commotion and detained ‘Harak Kata’ in their custody.

Amidst the altercation, the constable in question had reportedly fled the CID premises and remains in hiding to date.

On 18 September, the mother and brother-in-law of the police constable were arrested. The police also obtained a 90-day detention to interrogate them.