6 arrested for obstructing police duties
Six individuals who attacked and injured police officers in Mt. Lavinia were arrested for obstructing their duties.
Officers of the Mount Lavinia Coast Guard Unit received a complaint yesterday evening regarding a group of drunk individuals that were swimming in an unsafe area of the ocean.
Upon investigating the scene, the six individuals were warned to withdraw from the area. However, the drunk group charged at the coast guards with foul language, and physically assaulted them.
Two officers that were beaten were admitted to the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital, and one officer has now been discharged The group of were individuals aged sixteen to thirty have been identified as residents of Ratmalana, Pilliyandala and Ahungalla.Further investigations are being carried out by the Mount Lavinia Police.
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The suspects recently remanded over assaulting a young woman at the Borella Cargills FoodCity supermarket, have been released on bail.
Colombo Additional Magistrate Sajindra Weerasuriya today (25) ordered to release the suspects on a surety of Rs. 5,000 each.
The suspects were produced before an identification parade and the complainant identifies 05 out of the 07 suspects.
Also, it was previously stated that the complainant had committed previous offences, it was singular that no such thing was mentioned in the police reports submitted to the court.
The court ordered to take up the case again on Nov. 08.
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The Department of Motor Traffic has decided to temporarily suspend the issuing of revenue licenses in the Western Province due to a system update.
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The Motor Traffic Department said in a statement that vehicles of which revenue licenses are expiring from Tuesday, September 26 can be renewed until October 10, without fines.
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