VIDEO: Police officer assaulted, car torched

May 31, 2014
A police officer on his way for duty at the Dodangoda Interchange of the Southern Expressway has been assaulted by a group of individuals, who had then proceeded to set fire to the victim’s vehicle.

The officer was traveling in his car when the men had given chase to him in a double cab and blocked his vehicle. 

The policeman has been admitted to the Kalutara Hospital following the assault which took place Bobuwala, Dodangoda last night.

The officer’s car has been completely destroyed in the fire while police are conducting further investigations.