Lawyer summoned over viral video alleging assault at Dematagoda Police Station
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1 min readFrom 3 outlets- The Central Crime Investigation Bureau is investigating the video's circulation.
- Newswire reports that attorney-at-law Sudath Wickramaratne gave a statement to the bureau on October 26.
- Police say the video’s account of the young man being called in around October 22 is false.
Daily Mirror and Ada Derana report that the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has opened an investigation into a social media video concerning Dematagoda Police. Daily Mirror says the inquiry was ordered by the Inspector General of Police.
Newswire reports that the video concerns allegations that a young man was summoned to Dematagoda Police Station for writing Was Kavi, traditional Sinhala curse verses. It says attorney-at-law Sudath Wickramaratne, who had publicised the video, was called to the CCIB on October 26, 2026, and a statement was recorded from him.
Newswire reports that the Police Media Division described as false the video's claim that the young man was called to the station and questioned on suspicion of writing Was Kavi on or around October 22, 2026. The division said further inquiries are continuing.
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