Angulana murder: Appeal hearings in August

Jayantha de Silva

The Supreme Court yesterday fixed for August 5, 6 and 8 hearings of the application filed against the conviction and jail term imposed on the three police officers and one Civil Defence Force personnel in the Anugulana triple murder case.

The four convicted are Thumbegedara Newton, former IP of Angulana Police Post, Galagamage Indrawansa Kumara, Jayaratnage Dhammika Nihal Jayaratne and Godapiya Arachilage Janapriya Senaratne. All four were convicted by the High Court for the 2009 kidnapping and murder of Muthuthanthri Bastiyange Dinesh Tharanga Fernando and a youth known as Danushka.

The incident was sequel to a complaint lodged by a woman living in a tsunami camp where Fernando had entered for a purported search posing as army personnel.

The incident provoked the people in Angulana area to stone the police post.