A constable attached to the Traffic Branch of the Maharagama Police has shot himself earlier today (Feb 28).
The incident had taken place at around 9:40 am in the vicinity of the police station.
Police said that the constable had shot himself owing to a personal dispute. A post-mortem is expected to be carried out on the body following a court order.
Maharagama police are conducting further investigations into the incident.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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