The Police Constable ,who had jumped into the canal has been promoted posthumously.
Accordingly, Police Constable Krishnamurthy Piradapan (99033) 26, who was attached to the Ja-Ela Police Station, was posthumously promoted to the rank of Sergeant, Police Media Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said.
The incident happened when a suspect who was kept in a cell at the Ja-Ela Police Station was being prepared to be escorted to Court.
The 26-year-old Police Constable was reported missing on 23 November, when a suspect, being chased down by a group of police officers.
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