The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Maharagama Police Station was seriously injured during the protests that staged near the Parliament on Tuesday (03 Aug).
Issuing a statement the Ministry of Public Security said that the injured police officer had lost two of his fingers and had sustained serious injuries when the Inter University Student Federation members had attempted to topple the metal barricades set up by the Police.
Minister of Public Security Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera visited the injured officer on Wednesday (04 Aug) at the Minister of Public Security Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera, the minister had then inquired of the officer’s well being and had issued instructions to relevant authorities to overlook the necessary treatment procedure.



