Case of child abuse within Weli oya police premises! Inquiries are underway already with regard to an incident of a 12 year old boy detained in Weli oya police being abused by a police officer. In this instance the boy has said that he was arrested by Weli oya police last 8th accused for having stolen some roofing sheets and thereafter he was detained at the police station that night until he was to be produced before Padaviya Magistrate Court the following day and that when he was there, a certain police officer on duty had abused him to a serious extent, adding that he was threatened by shooting him to death if he exposed about this to anybody. After the child confirmed to probation officers that a police officer had abused him sexually he had been promptly directed to Anuradhapura division child and women's bureau for further investigation. Consequently the police child and women's bureau had secured statements at length from the child concerned and it was thus revealed that he had been subjected to serious sexual abuse. Examiners probing the incident have said that some suspicion has cropped up as to whether this sort of crime could occur when this child who was detained at Weli oya police was under supervision of a woman constable on the night of the said incident. The senior superintendent of police has informed that if at all some crime has taken place within the police station, he would not hesitate to take action against the officers concerned. Further inquiries are underway in this regard.

Case of child abuse within Weli oya police premises!

Inquiries are underway already with regard to an incident of a 12 year old boy detained in Weli oya police being abused by a police officer.

In this instance the boy has said that he was arrested by Weli oya police last 8th accused for having stolen some roofing sheets and thereafter he was detained at the police station that night until he was to be produced before Padaviya

Magistrate Court the following day and that when he was there, a certain police officer on duty had abused him to a serious extent, adding that he was threatened by shooting him to death if he exposed about this to anybody.

After the child confirmed to  probation officers that a police officer had abused him sexually he had been promptly directed to Anuradhapura division child and women's bureau for further investigation. Consequently the police child and women's bureau had secured statements at length from the child concerned and it was thus revealed that he had been subjected to serious sexual abuse.

Examiners probing the incident have said that some suspicion has cropped up as to whether this sort of crime could occur when this child who was detained at Weli oya police was under supervision of a woman constable on the night of the said incident. The senior superintendent of police has informed that if at all some crime has taken place within the police station, he would not hesitate to take action against the officers concerned. Further inquiries are underway in this regard.