My name is M.F.M.Isthikar. I am a businessman and father of two children. On 09.06.2008 around 5pm to 5.30pm I went to the pharmacy. I saw people were running on the road .I asked somebody why? He told me an elephant in the temple was stampede. So I also went to the temple and was standing near the post of the temple. The elephant was chained. The mahout was trying to calm down the elephant.

 After few minutes a person came from my back slapped on my ear. All the people turned back and looked at me. I also looked back. I saw a policeman in uniforms. He told me to go and tell anybody. The people were also remaining silent. I was upset and couldn’t think what was happened to me, I was ashamed and angry. Then the policeman asked my name and where do I live. I told. I told that I am a resident of Attalugama, Bandaragama. He then told me he assaulted me because of my own good.

 The chained elephant was taken out of the temple. The crowed gathered around me. Both the Sinhalese and Muslims came closer to me and said you were assaulted without any reason and we must take some action against this injustice. They also mentioned that police couldn’t assault people without any valid reason. I felt courageous. After that I came home.

 When I came home my mother also knew that I was assaulted. She too blamed the policeman. She cried and praised him bad luck. All the people in the village were against the injustice caused to me. At night there was a pain in both my ear and cheek. Whole night I was not sleep. Next day I put a small piece of cloth inside the ear and I saw blood in it. I didn’t feel any sense in the ear. The sound like ho ho came through it. I got the feeling that I want to do something for this. I went to the shop. The villagers came to me and accompanied me to the Janasansadaya. There we made complaints to the relevant authorities.

 After that we went to the Kalubowila hospital. They said there was damage in my ear. They gave me medicine for a month period. The ENT surgeon also inspect me and advice me to attend clinic. Next we complained to the Panadaura police. The police officer who inquired my case took a telephone call to the perpetrated police officer and questioned. The name of the alleged perpetrated police officer is Mahesh.

 I heard that he was saying that I was closer to the elephant and there was a danger to my life. He said that he assaulted me because of my own sake. Then the police officer who had taken the telephone call said any danger may cause to him why did you assault him and injure his ear? He further asked that could you assault people like that way. After that I went home.

 Up to date I have pain in my ear. I filled a Fundamental rights case before the country’s highest court and case is still pending. I have the attitude to stop such type of police assault against innocent people.

 After I sue, the alleged perpetrator Mahesh telephoned me. He is attached to the Bandaragama police station. He begged me not to take further actions with the case. He also proposed me to come to a settlement. He too promised with money and further said this was happened with out any common sense. He gave me telephone calls number of occasions. His wife to telephoned me and asked me to pardon her husband and also promised to give money.