Dompe incident: five police officers remanded

Disna Mudalige

Five police officers arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) over the death of a suspect in police custody at Dompe were remanded till October 14 by Gampaha Magistrate, said Police Spokesman SSP Maxi Proctor. He said that the CID had begun questioning the arrested police officers regarding the incident.

The Crimes OIC, a sergeant and three police constables were arrested in connection with the incident which caused a turbulent situation in Dompe last Friday. The spokesman said that special teams of the STF and Army have been deployed in the area to ensure peace and security while maintaining law and order. He noted that the situation in Dompe is back to normal.

He said that the loss from the property damages due to the incident is being estimated.

Meanwhile, Mahanama Vithanage our Malwana Group Correspondent reports: Investigations into the death of G A Gayan Rasanga 29, has been entrusted to the criminal Investigations Department.

Gayan Rasanga allegedly died on September 29 about 11pm. While in police custody. He was taken into custody by the Dompe police on charges of transporting a stolen water pump in his three-wheeler.

The Post Morten into his death was conducted on October 11 at the Gampaha hospital and Judicial Medical Officer Dr S P A Mewage who conducted the investigation took action to send parts of the body to the Government Analyst.

Rasanga’s funeral will be held today at the Horagollawatte public cemetery.