SUSPECTS REMANDED TILL NOV. 30
Five admitted to Karapitiya Hospital
Acting Magistrate Lalith Pathirana ordered yesterday (18) to remand 19 suspects who had been arrested in connection with the dispute between two parties in the Gintota area last Friday (16) up to November 30.
Nineteen individuals were remanded-including two schoolboys aged 16 and 18 who were residents of Gintota, Ginimellagaha and Karapitiya. The Magistrate further ordered to remand the suspects at the Galle Prison.
The court ordered the underaged schoolboy-who needs to appear for the Ordinary Level Examination this time-to be kept at a children’s home in Kithulampitiya.
Due to the incident between two parties late last week, several stalls, houses and some vehicles were damaged in several places in the Gintota area.
Five wounded individuals have been admitted to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital for treatment.
A few individuals were arrested due to their quarrelsome behaviour.
Acting Magistrate Lalith Pathirana ordered yesterday (18) to remand 19 suspects who had been arrested in connection with the dispute between two parties in the Gintota area last Friday (16) up to November 30.
The Police are conducting further investigations to arrest some more suspects, who have been involved in this dispute, on the instructions of DIG Galle Division Chandana Alahakoon, SP Galle V.W. Ginige, ASP Sathis Gamage and Headquarter Inspector of Police in Galle Ajith Kumara.
The following individuals were remanded in this connection:
Geeth Asanka Indunil Weerasinghe, Nipun Udayanga Kodagoda, W.G. Asanka Sandaruwan Kumara,sudesh Indunil Weerasinghe, Wannipurage Udara Sachinth, Madushanka Rajapaksha,
Y.G. Sampath Kumara, K.l.thilinda Oshan, S.M. Thanura Rasin, Avishka Janidu Mendis Rajakaruna,
H.M. Nissanka, Devagiri Janith Madushanka, Udugampolage Malith Isanka, P.K. Dharshana Kalum Sameera, Mohamed Jamaldeen Mohamed Jawfer, Mohamed Shair Mohamed Hilmy, Mohamed Abir Mohamed Prithaous, H.G. Kasun Devendra, E.K. Gayan Indrajith.
The three suspects who were remanded before November 17are: Mohamed Kiyas, (Former member in Bope – Poddala Pradeshiya Saba), Naidatta Waduge Priyashan and Naidatta Waduge Asantha Nuwan Priyashan.