The Sri Lanka Police has issued a clarification on a video circulating on social media of a Police officer kicking open a door at a house in an attempt to arrest a suspect.
According to the Police, the incident had occurred in Nelliady, Jaffna with the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Nelliaddy Police having called for a report on the incident.
The Nelliaddy Police had conducted a raid on Monday (24 Mar), after receiving information that an individual was operating an unauthorised slaughterhouse in the Vembadi area.
Upon visiting the location, the Police officials had seen the unauthorised slaughterhouse set up behind a house and a man cutting up a slaughtered calf.
As the officers had attempted to arrest the suspect, he had run into the house and locked himself inside a room, refusing to step outside despite various attempts by the Police officers.
The Police said as the suspect had refused to step outside the room, a Police officer had to kick open the door to enter the room and arrest him.
At the time, a group, including women, identified as neighbours, had behaved in an unruly manner, which had prompted the Nelliaddy Police OIC to arrive at the location.
The 44-year-old man, arrested for operating an unauthorised slaughterhouse, was presented before the Point Pedro Magistrate’s Court, where he was imposed a fine of Rs. 30,000 after pleading guilty.
Two women who were arrested on charges of behaving in an unruly manner during the arrest were also produced before the court and released on bail.
The Nelliady Police has launched investigations to arrest other persons who had behaved in an unruly manner during the incident, while the case has been fixed for 04 April 2025. (Newswire)
