Colombo court remands Jaffna hockey player

[TamilNet, Saturday, 22 November 2008, 20:38 GMT]
Galkissa magistrate court ordered remand till November 28 for a Jaffna hockey player who had come to Colombo with the Jaffna hockey team that participated in the Hockey National Competition held in Colombo last week. The player was arrested by the Wellawatte police when he was waiting at Wellawatte bus stand on November 14th to return to Jaffna.

Kanagasingham Jeninson stayed with his relatives in Colombo for two days when he participated in the national hockey competition held in Bambalapitya Police Grounds.

The police arrested him on suspicion although he submitted necessary documents to prove his credentials that he was a member of the Jaffna team.

Galkissa magistrate ordered remand for him when he was produced in court on Wednesday.