Three police personnel of the Aduruppu Veediya Police Station have been interdicted over the incident of two suspects detained over a recent shooting being poisoned in prison.
Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said that the officers had been on duty at the time when a visitor had provided poisoned packets of milk to the suspects placed under detention over the shooting in Jinthupitiya.
After consuming the milk packets yesterday, the suspects fell unconscious and had been admitted in serious condition to the Colombo National Hospital.
The suspects are a 27-year-old resident of Serunuwara and a 29-year-old resident of Colombo 13.
The suspects were arrested and detained over shooting and killing an individual in the Jinthupitiya area on January 24, 2024. (NewsWire)