Policeman remanded for making false complaint

by Jayampathy Jayasinghe and Kapila Somaratne

A policeman who alleged that a neighbour barged into his house armed with a T-56 rifle recently and attempted to rape his wife was remanded by the Horana Magistrate for making a false complaint.

The Police of the Openayake police, lodged a complaint at the Horana police that his neighbour Jagath Happuthanthri trespassed into his house and attempted to rape his wife by threatening her. The policeman was residing at Ilimbe, in the Horana police area.

The Horana police after inquiring into the case produced the suspect Jagath Happuthanthri before the Horana Magistrate, B. A. R. Somasinghe under the Dangerous Firearms Ordinance. The Magistrate ordered the Horana police to investigate the case further and remanded the policeman till tomorrow for making a false complaint. The suspect Jagath Happuarachchi was granted bail.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a bullet riddled body of a man was found near the Walana bus stand. Police have identified the body as that of an employee of a night club in Colombo.

According to police the victim had several links to an underworld gang in the Panadura area. The man was shot dead on Thursday about 7.30 p.m. while waiting for a bus to Colombo.

Two men who arrived at the Walana bus stand on a motor-cycle had allegedly shot him dead.

Twenty-three underworld gang members from rival gangs have been killed during the last three years, Panadura police said.

Panadura Magistrate Jagath A. Kahandegamage visited the scene of the crime on the same night and instructed the AJMO Panadura to hold the post-mortem examination.