08-04-2005, 04:01 PM
SSP, Jaffna Charles Wijewardena has been kidnapped and killed in Jaffna while he was travelling to Inuvil to investigate a shooting incident.
Inspector General of Police Chandra Fernando confirmed that the senior superintendent was killed.
SSP Wijewardena was travelling to Inuvil in Jaffna to investigate an incident in a barbor saloon where one person injured in gun shot injuries died later in hospital.
Army spokesman Brigadier Daya Ratnayake detailing the incident said that two constables had gone to the barbor saloon and one was having a hair cut. In the meantime, the other soldier had accidentally dicharged his gun injuring two peole in the saloon.
The two injured persons were rushed to the hospital where one sucummbed to the injuries, he said.
Brigadier Ratnayake regretting the incident said that the two army men would not have gone out for hair cut at all as these facilities were availble in the barracks.
"This is illegal and army will investigate and produce the army men before courts", he said.
After the incident, Brigadier Ratnayake said, there were protests by the people in the area. They later gave up their protest once the army explained to them what happened in the saloon, Brigadier Ratnayake said.
-BBC
Inspector General of Police Chandra Fernando confirmed that the senior superintendent was killed.
SSP Wijewardena was travelling to Inuvil in Jaffna to investigate an incident in a barbor saloon where one person injured in gun shot injuries died later in hospital.
Army spokesman Brigadier Daya Ratnayake detailing the incident said that two constables had gone to the barbor saloon and one was having a hair cut. In the meantime, the other soldier had accidentally dicharged his gun injuring two peole in the saloon.
The two injured persons were rushed to the hospital where one sucummbed to the injuries, he said.
Brigadier Ratnayake regretting the incident said that the two army men would not have gone out for hair cut at all as these facilities were availble in the barracks.
"This is illegal and army will investigate and produce the army men before courts", he said.
After the incident, Brigadier Ratnayake said, there were protests by the people in the area. They later gave up their protest once the army explained to them what happened in the saloon, Brigadier Ratnayake said.
-BBC