Ratnapura Kanthi's press meeting

Kanthi assaulted in Ratnapura .... cries in front of media  Demands 500 lakhs from Police

The woman named Kanthi who created a great sensation recently over the internet for having been assaulted by a police officer in the town of Ratnapura appeared at a media briefing yesterday.

On that occasion she had said that she would be filing a petition demanding compensation of Rs.500 lakhs from 2 officers including the IGP. She had mentioned at the media discussion that she would be filing action action against Ratnapura OIC, the IGP and the Police Media Spokesman and it was understood that the Peratugami Pakshaya and NGOs have given their support in this matter.



She had even complained to the Human Rights Commission yesterday.

This 34 year old woman who had engaged in the oldest profession in the world and earned her living that way said that the assault in public by the police officer concerned, was refusal to go to bed with him, gratis.

The police sergeant who is supposedly one Tissera has now been discontinued from service.

Kanthi spoke for length at the media briefing and expressed her sorrow, sobbing in certain instances.

Kanthi's media confrontation, from BELOW