Four cops including SI interdicted over Dambulla bar fight
April 29, 2016 01:53 pm
Four police officers including a Sub-Inspector (SI) attached to the Dambulla Police Station have been interdicted in connection with an altercation which had occurred at a restaurant.
The Police Spokesman’s Office said that a Sub-Inspector, two Sergeants and a Constable were interdicted based on a complaint regarding their alleged involvement in an incident at a restaurant in Dambulla on Wednesday (27).
It has been reported that the four policemen, who were dressed in civilian attire, had visited the restaurant in question for the purpose of obtaining liquor and got into an argument with the staff.
During the confrontation one of the police officers had pulled out a firearm and proceeded to threaten an individual at the establishment.
A decision was taken to interdict the policemen in question pending an investigation into the incident.
