UTV | COLOMBO – A tense situation is reported in front of the Angulana Police Station between police officials and residents in the area.
Reportedly, a group of residents who gathered at the scene of incident had pelted stones at the police station.
A protest was launched in front of the Angulana Police Station by a group of residents in the area, this morning (16).
Protestors claimed that several police officers on a Jeep had escorted the two main witnesses of the Lunwa shooting incident at around 5 am this morning.
However, the two witnesses had been brought to the Angulana Police Station subsequently.
On July 10, a 39-year-old fisherman was shot dead by officers of the Angulana Police Station during an altercation at a roadblock in Lunawa, Moratuwa. The post-mortem revealed that the fisherman had been shot in the head.
Three police officers – a Sergeant and two Constables – involved in the shooting were interdicted following investigations.