Srilanka, Oct. 24 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that the fundamental rights of a police sergeant were violated by three police officers attached to the Meetiyagoda Police Station after he was allegedly assaulted and unlawfully detained in a police cell, directing two officers to pay him a total of Rs. 200,000 in personal compensation.Locate Inmates

The three-judge bench comprising Justices Janak De Silva, Dr.Sobhitha Rajakaruna and Menaka Wijesundera held that the petitioner's fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 11 and 13(1) of the Constitution had been infringed.

In her judgement, Justice Menaka Wijesundera observed that the petitioner's account was supported by medical evidence, affidavits from police officers and complaint...