Saturday, August 2, 2014

Body of a witness of the teacher kneeling down case recovered from a well-Video

Body of a witness of the teacher kneeling down case recovered from a well-Video

The Police said the body of a witness of the teacher kneeling down incident at Isuru Maha Vidyalaya in Nawagaththegama was found from an abandoned well today.

The Nawagaththegama Police said the victim was identified as Abeyrathna Mudiyanselage Punnyasoma Bandara.

He certified as the fourth witness for the Plaintiff.

It is not confirmed yet whether it was a murder or suicide.

Former North Western Provincial Councillor Ananda Sarath Kumara was charged for forcing a teacher of Nawagaththegama Isuru Maha Vidyalaya to kneel down on July 14th of 2013.

Later the Puttalam Magistrate sentenced Ananda Sarath Kumara to, two years rigorous imprisonment and suspended it for seven years on the 12th of last May.

The court also fined Sarath Kumara of 50 thousand rupees and ordered him to pay victim Susila Hearth a compensation of three hundred thousand rupees.