Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- Colombo, Feb 19 () - In a remarkable courtroom moment that has sparked conversations countrywide, three policemen tendered an apology while falling on their knees during a Supreme Court hearing involving an 88-year-old senior citizen they had previously arrested.

The gesture, which was seen as a rare display of empathy and reconciliation, has garnered widespread attention and praise for its demonstration of humility and acknowledgment of past actions.

Three policemen attached to the Narahenpita Police Station, a Police Sergeant and two Police Constables, tendered this unexpected apology to the petitioner Godwin Perera (88) as a part of a settlement reached between the parties into a Fundamental Rights petition file...