Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- Three police officers have been interdicted in connection with the alleged poisoning of two suspects held in a cell at the Aduruppu Veediya police station. Reportedly, the duo had fallen ill after consuming a packet of milk handed to them by a visitor.

They had been arrested by the police over a recent shooting incident that took place in Jinthupitiya.

Two assailants on a motorcycle had opened fire in Jinthupitiya on January 25, leaving a youth injured. The gunman had escaped the crime scene while the bystanders captured his accomplice. The fleeing gunman was later apprehended in Dambana and was brought to the Aduruppu Veediya police station for interrogations.

Later, another suspect was also taken into custody for...