Police Sergeant further remanded over death of suspect in Kobeigane police custody

Lankadeepa reports that a Nikaweratiya magistrate ordered a police sergeant and six civilian suspects to remain in custody until November 12 in connection with the death of a young man who had been held at Kobeigane Police Station. Newswire reports that the sergeant appeared before the court on November 2, when the order was made.

Newswire reports that the case concerns a suspect taken into police custody in Kobeigane who died after being admitted to Nikaweratiya Hospital on October 27. Newswire also reports that two police sergeants and a police constable attached to Kobeigane Police Station had earlier been suspended over alleged negligence related to the incident.

Lankadeepa and Newswire report the further remand order through November 12, but Lankadeepa says it covers the sergeant and six civilian suspects, while Newswire specifies only the sergeant.

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