Hit and run defender found – Senior Police officer’s son held
Posted by Editor on February 25, 2019 - 9:05 am
The Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Borella Police traffic division, IP Sarathchandra was admitted to the National Hospital with injuries after he met with a hit and run accident in Bambalapitiya around 4.35 a.m. yesterday.
The vehicle involved in the incident is said to be a Defender jeep which had fled the scene after the incident.
Police took into custody the jeep (WP: FZ-9143) parked at No.727, Pagoda Garden, Pelawatte, Battaramulla and a 27 year old person said to be a senior police officer’s son.
(Courtesy: Daily News)
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