The Sub-Inspector (SI) of Police who was arrested over the alleged ‘accidental’ shooting of a lorry driver in Narammala recently has been further remanded.
Accordingly, the SI was ordered remanded until 31 January on orders of the Narammala Magistrate’s Court.
On Thursday (18 Jan.), a 41-year-old lorry driver was killed after a police officer in civilian attire had ‘accidentally’ discharged his firearm during a vehicle inspection. The victim was identified as a resident of Maharachchimulla area.
The police media division said the driver had failed to comply with a signal to stop at a police checkpoint in Dampelessa, Narammala.
The concerned SI and a Police Constable had then chased down the lorry and pulled it over for a spot inspection, during which the SI had allegedly ‘accidentally’ discharged his firearm, critically wounding the driver, who was rushed to the Narammala District Hospital, but succumbed to injuries shortly after.
The Sub-Inspector and the Police Constable were both subsequently interdicted.
