Police officers assaulted during drunken brawl
March 20, 2014 12:49 pm
Two police officers who had attempted to intervene and resolve a clash which took place in the Medirigiriya Town have been assaulted and hospitalized.
The police emergency hotline service had received a complaint last night regarding a group of individuals causing a disturbance in the Medirigiriya Town under the influence of alcohol.
Accordingly several officers from the Medirigiriya Police Station were dispatched to the location while it has been reported that the group had assaulted the policemen.
A Police Sergeant and a Constable who were in wounded in the attack have been admitted to Medirigiriya and Polonnaruwa hospitals.
So far one suspect has been arrested over the incident while Medirigiriya Police are conducting an investigation.
The police emergency hotline service had received a complaint last night regarding a group of individuals causing a disturbance in the Medirigiriya Town under the influence of alcohol.
Accordingly several officers from the Medirigiriya Police Station were dispatched to the location while it has been reported that the group had assaulted the policemen.
A Police Sergeant and a Constable who were in wounded in the attack have been admitted to Medirigiriya and Polonnaruwa hospitals.
So far one suspect has been arrested over the incident while Medirigiriya Police are conducting an investigation.
