Was on police station duty

By Norman Palihawadane

A police sergeant who had been on duty at the Katana Police Station when the Easter Sunday terror attacks took place in April 2019 has been dismissed from the service due to a failure to carry out his assigned duties, police headquarters said on Friday.

Following the incident, the police conducted an initial investigation into the actions of the sergeant. Based on the findings of this preliminary inquiry, the sergeant was charged with 12 counts of disciplinary violations. The sergeant admitted his guilt on all charges, police headquarters said.As a result, the IGP dismissed the officer from service after he pleaded guilty to all charges during the initial hearing.