Lawyer held for attacking Acting OIC

A lawyer, a resident of Sevanagala, was arrested for attacking an Acting OIC of the Udalawa Police, Udawalawa police said.

The Acting OIC, injured in the attack, was admitted to the Udawalawa Base Hospital. Hospital DMO Dr. Wasantha Kumarasiri said the officer was transferred to the Ebilipitiya District Hospital. The lawyer had asked the Acting OIC to remand a person, but the latter has rejected the request saying that a person cannot be remanded without a reason. Ensuing arguments between them ended in the lawyer attacking the OIC, police said. The lawyer was to be produced before the Ebilipitiya Magistrate.



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