Two cops held

Shooting at lorry in Manalkadu:

Two Police officers who opened fire at a lorry resulting in the death of a youth in Manalkadu, Point Pedro in Jaffna, were arrested yesterday.

According to the Police, a Police Sub-Inspector and a Police Constable, attached to the Point Pedro Police Station, were taken into custody. Their duties have also been suspended.

They were to be produced before the Point Pedro Magistrate’s Court.

A 25-year-old Yogarasa Dinesh, a resident of Nelliadi, was killed and another person injured at Manalkadu when Police opened fire at a lorry which carried sand for disobeying police orders to stop on Sunday.

Under the directions of the IGP, a Special Investigation Unit (SIU) led by an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) has been assigned to carry out an investigation into the incident. 

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