A police constable attached to the Mount Lavinia Police Station was deployed on roadblock duty at a location away from the police station from 0600 on 08.02.2025.
Accordingly, this police constable arrived at the Mount Lavinia Police Station at around 05.30 in the evening to report for this duty, took a T56 firearm and 30 rounds of ammunition from the place and left, stating that he was leaving for his duty station.
However, when the officer was investigated, he did not respond to his mobile phone as he did not report for duty at the relevant roadblock.
Further investigation revealed that this officer had left for Dubai by air on 08.02.2025 at around 10.15 pm and that he was a 25-year-old resident of Anuradhapura.