Now, election officials are in danger

2015-08-06

Police have arrested Batticaloa District candidate and former Mayor of the Kaththankudi Municipal Council S.H.M. Asfer and the former Provincial Councillor of the Eastern Provincial Council K.L.M. Fareed, for disturbing the duty of an election official by attempting to assault him.

The suspects have attempted to assault the Assistant Commissioner of Elections of Batticaloa in Kaththankudi area, on 4 August. The incident occurred upon the Assistant Commissioner's arrival to investigate about a complaint, alleging that the suspects were carrying out election propaganda.

The arrests were made today (6) early in the morning, Police Media Unit told Ceylon Today Online.

They will be produced before Batticaloa Magistrate today (6), Police said. Kaththankudi Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.