Kataragama shooting incident :58 protesters arrested
58 persons including 13 women have been arrested as police fired tear gas to disperse violent protesters in Kataragama.
Police officials from Kataragama gunned down a motorcyclist that refused an order to stop for inspection upon suspicious activity.
Following the incident a large mob attacked the police in retaliation of the incident.
Police media spokesperson Ruwan Gunasekara stated that the Policeman responsible for the death of the motorcyclist has been arrested.
The incident occurred last night (20), when residents close to the scene of the shooting were vocally displeased with the shooting hurling stones towards the direction of the Police.
As the situation intensified the Police deployed tear gas to disperse the mob diffusing the situation.
The Police Officer arrested over the shooting incident in Kataragama last night (20), has been remanded till January 30, by the Kataragama Magistrate’s Court.
(Ada Derana)
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Violation of Traffic Law and disrespecting orders to stop doesn’t lead to have a shoot to kill policy. Present Yaha Palanaya government is in a peaceful ‘modus-operandi’ throughout the country in particular N & E. Folks in Darga Town, Muttur, Kanthankudi ride motorcycles without helmets. No police shooting there. There is anarchy in the country and law is enforced in an arbitrary manner.
Yeah Amarakoon,
Sinhala Buddhist leadership of the Nation for 70 years have been unable to enforce the rule of law in a humane, Buddhistic manner.