Law student Migara Gunaratne has been brutally assaulted by the OIC of the Peliyagoda police station when he attempted to intervene to ensure the safety of a client who was in police custody.

He had had visited the police station on February 25 with some food for his client who was in custody over an alleged financial fraud.

Gunaratne had intervened to protect the safety of a client of his senior lawyer when he saw that a police officer clad in civil attire questioning the suspect in an intimidating manner.

This issue led to an argument between him and the OIC of the police station which resulted in a brutal assault on the young law student.

Migara Gunaratne is the son of former Governor President’s Counsel Maithri Gunaratne.