(UTV|COLOMBO) – Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera on Friday (26) filed indictments in the Colombo High Court against the driver of the vehicle involved in the Borella hit-and-run incident in which the Officer In-Charge (OIC) attached to the Traffic Division of Borella Police Station was killed.
The Police Officer, who was critically injured in a hit-and-run incident in Bambalapitiya, succumbed to his injuries at the National Hospital in Colombo.
The defender vehicle, WP FZ 9143 which fled following a hit-and-run that led to critical injuries of the OIC has been discovered at a residence in Pelawatte, Battaramulla.
The vehicle was identified after footage of security cameras in the area where the hit-and-run took place was observed.
Eight persons including the son of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian Mahindananda Aluthgamage were arrested by the Police in connection with the accident, and later released on bail while the driver was remanded.
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