Srilanka, Nov. 2 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that a police constable attached to the Dompe Police Station violated a woman's fundamental rights by subjecting her to severe physical assault and psychological harassment.

The Supreme Court has ordered the police constable to pay Rs. 100,000 in compensation to the petitioner from his personal funds, Ada Derana reporter said.

The judgment was delivered by Supreme Court Justice Menaka Wijesundara, with the concurrence of Justices Janak de Silva and Sampath Wijeratne, following the hearing of a fundamental rights petition filed by a resident of Thiththapaththara.

The petition, filed through Attorney-at-Law Himali Kulathunga stated that the petitioner had previously engaged in the illegal ...