Man arrested for filming prison bus near Kandy Court
A 30-year-old man was arrested by prison officials on Wednesday (23) for allegedly using a mobile phone to record a prison bus transporting suspects and inmates from the Kandy Court Complex to Dumbulla Prison. The suspect, a resident of Ukuwela, Matale, was subsequently handed over to the Kandy Headquarters Police for further investigation. During police […]
A 30-year-old man from Ukuwela, Matale was arrested on Wednesday (23) for allegedly recording a prison bus with his mobile phone, according to prison officials. The suspect was transporting suspects and inmates from the Kandy Court Complex to Dumbulla Prison when he was stopped. He was subsequently transferred to the Kandy Headquarters Police for further investigation.
During questioning, the suspect claimed he had gone to the court complex to secure bail for a friend arrested in connection with a drug-related offense. However, after realizing his friend could not be released on bail, the suspect allegedly intended to record the inmate being taken to prison. He claimed to have abandoned the plan after being warned against it.
However, prison officials maintain that the suspect was caught in the act of recording the bus and detainees. An investigation into the incident is currently underway under the direction of Kandy HQI CI Rasika Sampath Pathirana.
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