Excise officer remanded for distorting popular Avurudu song
April 17, 2024 03:56 pm
The 31-year-old, who was arrested for allegedly singing a distorted version of the popular New Year song ‘Sooriya Mangalle’ by veteran singer Rohana Beddage and sharing it on social media, has been remanded.
The suspect was thus ordered to be remanded until April 22, on the orders of Kuliyapitiya Acting Magistrate Upul Alagiyawanna who rejected the defense counsels’ request for bail.
He also called for a report on the suspect’s mental health and ordered to refer him to the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital’s mental health unit.
The arrestee was identified as an Excise Officer attached to the sub-office in Dummalasuriya and a resident of Thalathuoya.
The North Western Province Unit of the Computer Crime Investigation Division had launched an investigation into the matter based on a complaint received by the IGP alleging that the song in question, which is frequently aired during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, had been distorted and shared on social media.
Subsequently, the suspect was arrested on Tuesday (16) at the North Western Province Unit’s Wariyapola office and is to be produced at the Kuliyapitiya Magistrate’s Court today (17).
