Female lawyer arrested for obstructing duties of woman constable
May 29, 2019 11:50 am
UPDATE: The female lawyer who was arrested over obstructing a woman police constable from performing her duties has been released on bail.
The said lawyer Premani Pothupitiya had been produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne who ordered her to be released on a personal bail worth Rs 100,000.
The hearing of the case was postponed to the 02nd of July.
Keselwatte Police has arrested a female lawyer over obstructing a police constable from performing her duties.
The relevant female lawyer had objected to a woman police constable searching her at the Colombo High Court premises, according to Police Media Spokesperson.
Reportedly, the lawyer had also scratched an arm of the police constable.
Accordingly, the lawyer has been arrested upon a complaint lodged at the Keselwatte police station by the police constable.
The arrested lawyer will be produced before Aluthkade Magistrate’s Court today (29).
