The youth from Hambantota, who was found yesterday after
disappearing from police custody, has been remanded till September 21. G.G.
Gayashan, 22, was found at a temple in Dickwella and surrendered to police
headquarters with the help of the chief incumbent at the temple. He was
produced before Hambantota District Judge Manjula Karunaratne at around 2.30am
today (16) and ordered remanded till Sep. 21. The youth in question had
initially been arrested by police on September 5, along with two others, over their
alleged connection with the theft of 80 sacks of paddy from a storage facility
in Bandagiriya. However, he had disappeared while in custody on
September 8 and had been missing since yesterday. Four police officers -
three Sergeants and one Constable- attached to the Hambantota Police Station
were suspended today over the incident. Several police officers attached
to the Hambantota police station were also transferred over the same incident