Conductor of a bus who broke two teeth of an author produced in courts
Last week a peculiar case had been heard at the Nugegoda Magistrates courts involving Sanath Lenora an author as plaintiff who had been subjected to assault by a conductor of a private bus.
The other day this author who had traveled in a bus from Nugegoda to Maharagama in search of type setting personnel for a new book to be published.Near the Delkande junction he wanted
to get off and pressed the bell.The driver instead of stopping had gone further.At that moment he has had a heated argument with the conductor.When he tried to stress on the injustice caused to him the conductor had not taken any regard in this connection but had scolded the author.The conductor had assaulted the author and pushed him out of the bus causing the loss of two teeth of his.
The author who was bleeding had obtained treatment from a surgery in the vicinity had complained to the police along with the number of the bus.
The police who had immediately taken action and arrested the conductor of the bus a resident of Medirigiriya.Sudath Roshan and produced before the Nugegoda Magistrate courts.
When the case was examined by additional magistrate Anushka Seneviratne had ordered the conductor to be remanded for a period of one week.