A strong protest was recently held by local residents against the Pamunugama Police Station, opposing the cruel and inhumane assault on two young men who were detained without proper investigation regarding a gold chain theft.
On the 24th, 24-year-old Nirash Madhushanka from Kapumgoda, Pamunugama, and 20-year-old Anton Dilshan from Seththapaduwa, Pamunugama, were assaulted by a group of Pamunugama police officers who arrived at their workplace. The officers arrested them and continued to beat them while en route to the police station and later at the Pamunugama Police Station while questioning them about a stolen gold chain.
Due to protests by local residents against this brutal act, the Officer in Charge of the Dungalpitiya Police Station, which is the police division of their residence, intervened and had the two assaulted youths hospitalized. Following residents’ demands for an immediate investigation, the Assistant Superintendent of Police of Negombo has taken steps to suspend three police officers involved in the assault.
Reports indicate that due to the assault, Nirash has suffered injuries to his eardrum, while Anton Dilshan’s left eye vision has been impaired. As a result, they had to be hospitalized for two days at the Ragama Hospital for treatment. Currently, both assault victims have been referred for further medical treatment.
