Shooting: CID wants MP Uddika’s bodyguards’ pistols checked

Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate and Additional District Judge Nalaka Sanjeewa Jayasuriya ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday (18) to send the two pistols to the Government Analyst to ascertain whether the two police officers of Anuradhapura District MP Uddika Premaratne

shot with the two pistols issued to them. The Chief Magistrate issued this order, taking into consideration a further report submitted by the CID to Court.

Submitting the relevant further report to the Court, the CID said that a comprehensive investigation has been started regarding this shooting incident. The CID informed the Court that no suspect has yet been identified as being involved in the shooting incident.

The CID emphasised to Court that it is necessary to send the two pistols issued to the two Police officers assigned to protect the MP Uddika Premaratne for the investigation regarding this incident to the Government Analyst and to call for a report. Were the shots fired (from the two pistols) using these side arms? He said that it will be possible to find out about this during the investigation of the Government Analyst.

Accordingly, the CID also requested that the relevant side arms (the two pistols) be sent to the Government Analyst to carry out an investigation and issue an order for the relevant investigation report to be presented in court. Taking these facts into consideration, Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate Nalaka Sanjeewa Jayasuriya ordered the Criminal Investigation Department to immediately send the two sidearms (pistols) issued to the two Police Officers assigned to protect MP Premaratne to the Government Analyst and request a report.

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