– A 63-year-old professor at the University of Cambridge has been arrested after a car he was driving allegedly ran over the toes of a police sergeant who was directing traffic during the Kandy Esala Perahera.The incident occurred on the evening of August 22 near the Peradeniya bus stand on Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe Mawatha in Kandy, police said.

The injured officer, Police Sergeant Kumara, was admitted to the Kandy National Hospital for treatment.The sergeant, who is attached to the Pindeniya Police, had been assigned to special duties in Kandy in connection with the Esala Perahera. He was directing traffic near the Peradeniya bus stand when the incident occurred.According to police, the car was travelling from the KCC car park towards the Kandy Clock Tower when it ran over the toes of one of the sergeant’s feet, causing injuries.

The professor, who is a resident of the Kandy area, was arrested by officers attached to the Traffic Division of the Kandy Headquarters Police in connection with the incident.The vehicle involved in the accident has also been taken into police custody.Further investigations are underway, and police said legal action would be taken against the professor over the incident.