Srilanka, April 13 -- Sri Lanka's police force, tasked with upholding law and order, now stands accused of perpetuating a cycle of violence and impunity that has shattered public trust. Recent incidents range from custodial death at the Welikada Police Station, where a mentally distressed man died under suspicious circumstances, to the midnight arrest of Inter University students (IUSF) during a satyagraha outside the Ministry of Health, and the arrest of a young boy under PTA have ignited fury across the nation.

Social media platforms and public spaces echo with visceral anger as citizens condemn systemic brutality, unchecked authority, and the glaring absence of accountability. This distrust is not new. Decades of civil war, enforced ...