Four persons - two army sergeants and two Air Force sergeants were arrested over the death of an inmate at Kandakadu Rehabilitation Center.
The police said that the four persons had worked at the rehabilitation center as Assistant Instructors have beaten the suspect.
They claimed they believe that a thick electric wire and two bamboo pieces were used to assault the inmate.
Police elaborated that the suspects were arrested on Friday and were produced before Polonnaruwa Magistrate courts on Saturday.
Accordingly the suspects were identified as two Air force sergeants aged 35 and 36 respectively from Kottapitiya and Nawalapitiya areas as well as two army sergeants aged 37 and 39 from Hurigaswewa and Galnewa areas.
The police said that the post mortem examination will be held on Tuesday.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Three persons arrested on Saturday close to the Thalawila St Anne’s Church have been held under detention orders for questioning.
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