IGP Pujith Jayasundara has admitted to a shortcoming by police to some extent in the Kalutara shooting which left seven people dead last week.
Jayasundara made the observation while speaking at an event held in Kilinochchi on Monday.
He went on to say a shortcoming by the OIC of the Kalutara North police can be witnessed. However, Jayasundara also said that it would be not enough to point finger at both police and prison authorities over the incident.
Initially, Prisons Reforms, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Minister D.M. Swaminathan said the police should take responsibility with respect of the incident. He stated that the police have ‘neglected’ to provide enough security to the prison bus which was carrying inmates including an underworld figure. “A request made by the prison authorities to provide security to the prison bus was ignored by the police,” he alleged.
