An SUV vehicle that crashed into Nanda motors building in Colombo yesterday damaging the building and several vehicles in the showroom had been driven by a daughter of a senior police officer, reports say.
The same police officer's son reportedly drove a Defender over the traffic OIC of Borella police station, Ananda Sagara Sarathchandra in February 2019 and fled. The severely injured police officer died later in March.
The police officer's son was with politician Mahindananda Aluthgamage's son. The accident took place in wee hours while the group of young men were returning from a night club. The driver was remanded later.
The relevant police officer Pradeep Ratnayake was Superintendent of Police of President's Security Division when his son was arrested suspected for killing a police officer. Reportedly, he is nos promoted as Senior Superintendent of Police and presently in charge of Nugegoda division.
(Photo from social media)