Five including the OIC of Kotadeniyawa Police transferred
In connection with the murder of five year old Seya Sadewmi a schoolboy and a married person were taken in as suspects by the officials of the Kotadeniyawa police. The two were later released without any charges by the Minuwangoda magistrate. These two suspects were mercilessly assaulted by the police personnel in the Kotadeniyawa police.This incident was investigated by the police commission and a report was submitted to the Inspector General of Police.
The officer in charge of the police station Sub Inspector Udaya Kumara and four others had received transfer orders with immediate effect. The Sub Inspector Udaya Kumara had been transferred to the Kegalle division while two have been transferred to Talangama police station while the other two other to the Mirihana police station. The police headquarters had released this information after investigations were completed.
The significance of these transfers is that after the murder of Seya Sadewmi it had taken four months for the police department to arrive at these punishment transfers.
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