The interdicted Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Crimes Division at the Homagama Police Station has been remanded until November 12, 2026, by the Homagama Magistrate’s Court in connection with the death of a young man while in police custody.
The officer was arrested on October 28 by officers of the Western Province South Divisional Crime Investigation Division.
The arrested officer, a 32-year-old resident of Horana, had been interdicted following the incident.
Meanwhile, the Superintendent of Police in charge of Homagama District I suspended three police officers from service with effect from October 26, 2026, in connection with the incident.
The suspended officers include two Sub-Inspectors who served as the OIC of the Crimes Division and the OIC of the Anti-Corruption/Raids Unit at the Homagama Police Station, respectively, and a Police Constable who was on duty at the time of the incident.
The deceased was a 29-year-old father of two from Kiriwaththuduwa. He was arrested by Homagama Police officers at Pitipana Junction on October 25 on suspicion of possessing narcotics.
