Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that a group of six police officers, including the former Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Kottawa Police Station, violated the fundamental rights of a private bus owner by unlawfully arresting him without just cause.

Delivering the verdict, court ordered that the officers jointly pay Rs. 1 million in compensation to the petitioner from their personal funds.

The judgment was delivered by Justice Menaka Wijesundara, with the concurrence of Justices Yasantha Kodagoda and Janak de Silva, following a fundamental rights petition filed by a resident of Kottawa.

According to the petition, the incident occurred on the night of July 9, 2016, when the petitioner was arrested without any valid reaso...