Kolonna Police Station in Embilipitiya has launched an investigation after a police officer attached to the Suriyakanda Police Station alleged that he was attacked by a group including Ratnapura District National People’s Power (NPP) MP Shantha Padmakumara.
The officer, who was returning home after completing his duty, is receiving treatment at Embilipitiya Hospital for injuries reportedly sustained during the incident on the night of December 20.
According to reports, the officer had recently taken part in a cannabis raid conducted by the Suriyakanda Police on land belonging to the MP’s father-in-law.
The officer claimed that the MP and others arrived in a vehicle, threatened him, and carried out the attack, prompting the ongoing investigation by Kolonna Police.
