By Hemantha de Silva – Ambalangoda
Oct. 20 (Daily Mirror) - A police constable attached to the Ahungalla Police Station was admitted to the Balapitiya Base Hospital after being bitten by a cobra hiding under the seat of an official police motorcycle, it was reported.
The constable, who was serving in the Traffic Division of the Ahungalla Police Station, was performing traffic duties in Ahungalla town on October 16. While returning to the police station, he was bitten by the cobra, which was hiding under the motorcycle seat.
The motorcycle had been parked in Ahungalla town and was being ridden by a police sergeant attached to the same station.
The cobra, which had crawled under the motorcycle seat, was subsequently caught.
The constable was admitted to Balapitiya Base Hospital following the incident. Hospital sources said he was discharged on October 17 after treatment.