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Police officer under probe over hit-and-run accident
A senior police officer attached to the Police hospital is under investigation for a hit-and-run accident in the Katugastota area.
It is alleged that the police officer had sped away in his car after it collided with a three-wheeler on August 18 on the Madawala Road. Due to the collision, the rim cup of the police vehicle had come off. The three-wheeler driver had gone to the Katugastota police station, taking the rim cup with him to lodge a complaint. The rim cup had the vehicle number written on it. This enabled the police to locate the vehicle and question the police officer.
Initially, the Police officer had denied any involvement in the accident. But Government Analyst’s Department officials who inspected the vehicle found traces of the paint of the three wheeler on the car, though it had been repaired after the accident.
Police have submitted a report to court.