Investigations have been launched in search of the missing police officer who is suspected to have fallen into a canal  in Aralaganwila.

Police suspect the officer who has been assigned for duty at the Aralaganwila Police may have fallen into the canal.  His motorcycle however has been found on the banks of the canal.

45 year old police sergeant Sarath Wijeyasiri is reported to have gone missing in the Virana area in Aralaganvila.

He had left the police station at around 5 a.m.

The police were able to discover his motorbike, helmet and shoes in the Virana area nearly one kilometer away from his house.

However, the police have not been able to uncover any information on the whereabouts of the police sergeant.

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