A 53-year-old school teacher from Kandy who was arrested on charges of taking the ballot paper out of the Polling station during postal voting recently has been released on Police bail.
It is reported that the school teacher had accidentally inserted the candidates’ list in the postal vote envelope instead of the marked ballot paper at the polling station at the Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College in Kandy.
The teacher, a resident of Matale, had later found the marked ballot paper in her possession upon returning home and had immediately informed her school principal in this regard, handing over the marked ballot paper to him.
The principal had informed election officials in this regard, after which the teacher was arrested, as it is an offence under the Election Law to take the ballot paper outside the polling station.
Upon admitting her mistake and agreeing to appear in court when notified, the Kandy Police released the woman on Police bail. (Newswire)
