SC Orders Police Officer to Compensate Farmers for Unlawful Arrest

The Supreme Court today (July 7) ruled that the Officer-in-Charge of the Aralaganwila Police, S.M.L.R. Bandara, must personally compensate two farmers by paying Rs. 30,000 each for their unlawful arrest and detention. The judgment was delivered following a fundamental rights petition filed on behalf of residents of Kalukele, situated along the Mahiyanganaya–Polonnaruwa main road, an area severely affected by the …

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