CEB officials attacked during emergency response

The CEB employees who rushed to disconnect the electricity supply of a residence which had caught fire at Kalpitiya road, Palaviya, had been assaulted by some persons in the house, a report from Karambe stated.

The report said the CEB centre at Koiyawadiya, Norochcholai had been alerted about a fire in a house around 3 am on June 3 and three CEB employees had been despatched immediately to take suitable steps to quell the fire by disconnecting electricity.

As the three of them arrived at the house, a group of men engaged in a drinking session, had set upon them and assaulted two of them. The assault victims are receiving treatment at the Puttalam hospital.

Norochcholai Police are investigating.