Cop nabbed for shooting Sirikotha elephant emblem

 Mirihana Police arrested a Police Constable yesterday who had allegedly shot at the elephant emblem at the United National Party headquarters, Sirikotha.

Police sources said this PC in question was on duty at the residence of a secretary attached to the Law and Order and Southern Development Ministry at Epitamulla, Pitakotte. People in the vicinity have informed police that this PC in question had arrived at Sirikotha yesterday noon on a motorcycle and fired at the elephant emblem using his official firearm. A police team attached to Mirihana Police arrested him while he was on duty at the secretary’s house yesterday evening. Arrangements have been made to obtain a report on his mental situation, Police sources added.