28 villagers arrested for assaulting Buddhist monk
June 29, 2014
Police today said that twenty-eight persons including 14 women and a teenager have been arrested after a group of villagers allegedly assaulted the Chief Incumbent of the Sri Munasingharama Buddhist Temple in Hatale, Panwila.
The attack had reportedly taken place due to a dispute between the Buddhist monk and the villagers.
Twenty-seven suspects have been remanded until July 3 after being produced at the Teldeniya Magistrate’s Court while the other suspect, a 17-year-old youth, has been handed over to the Weragala Children’s Home.
The assaulted monk is currently receiving treatment at the Kandy Hospital, police said.
The attack had reportedly taken place due to a dispute between the Buddhist monk and the villagers.
Twenty-seven suspects have been remanded until July 3 after being produced at the Teldeniya Magistrate’s Court while the other suspect, a 17-year-old youth, has been handed over to the Weragala Children’s Home.
The assaulted monk is currently receiving treatment at the Kandy Hospital, police said.
June 29, 2014
Two persons were killed and another 2 were critically wounded following a shooting incident in the Grandpass area in Colombo today, police said.
The wounded persons have been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital and are said to be in critical condition, police spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana said.
He stated that the shooting had taken place at around 8.30pm today and that Grandpass Polcie are conducting further investigations.
