An incident has been reported where the police had assaulted an individual who had been summoned to record a statement in connection to a robbery, in Baduruliya- Kalutara.
The individual assaulted who is a three-wheel driver.
A robbery had taken place on the 21st of January and the assaulted individual who is a three-wheel has been on a hire along with the resident of the house, had arrived at the location during the robbery.
It was reported that the driver of the three wheeler witnessed a suspect fleeing the scene.
The wife of the assaulted individual noted that the Wadduwa police summoned him to the Wadduwa Police station in order to record a statement.
The assaulted three wheel driver, Sumith Sampath stated that the police forced him to identify an individual on a picture which was shown to him and assaulted him during the process.
The assaulted driver was initially admitted to the Baduruliya hospital and for further treatment, he was transferred to the Nagoda base hospital.