Sangha IRC monks attack and set fire to a lorry having permit to transport beef
(Lanka-e-News-17.July.2013, 9.00PM) A lorry belonging to a prominent Muslim that arrived with a government duly approved license to collect beef from a government beef sales shed was attacked by armed Sangha hooligans and civilians ,and set on fire by pouring petrol , according to reports reaching Lanka e news inside information division.
This attack has been launched yesterday (16) at dawn at around 3.40 .It is the lorry No.W P L E 2266 belonging to a prominent businessman , Seeni Mohomed, who resides at 126 C Bangala junction , Pitakotte .
It is Seeni Mohomed’s lorry that transports beef to the stalls at , Kotte , Madiwela, Nugegoda , Mirihana, Battarmulla , and Thalawathugoda . Towards this , he has duly obtained licenses
from the Kotte and Kaduwela local bodies
As usual this morning he had gone to the Baseline shed to purchase the beef. When the lorry was parked near the Baseline road , Dematagoda garden , the group that came in a Van and in a Pajero that is similar to that used by the local body had at once begun scolding the driver and helper of the vehicle in bitter filth and threatened them with death. The lorry driver and helper have then left the lorry and fled some distance away .
Among the assailants there had been 7 monks in robes and 5 civilians. The group had taken a petrol can from the local body jeep which came following the Van , poured it on the lorry and set fire to it. Though a number of persons in the garden had seen this incident , they have been threatened not to come out by the Sangha hooligans. Persons who were on their way to work also had seen this violence committed with impunity. Even this attack continued for about an hour , not a single cop had arrived at the scene.
After waiting until the lorry had been burnt thoroughly , the clergy members and civilians who launched the attack got into the vehicles they came in , and left .
Until Seeni Mohomed went to the police station at about 6.00 a.m. and lodged a complaint with the police , no police officer had visited the scene of arson and violence.
Investigations are being conducted by the OIC crimes of the Dematagoda police , R S G Mendis S.I. Based on information reaching Lanka e news inside information division , senior DIG Anura Senanayake is trying his best to cover up this crime by proffering the necessary advice to the police .
As is always the case , so far no one has been arrested.
May we recall that last Wesak day , a Sangha IRC monk Bowatte Indhare committed suicide by self immolation in Kandy over the sale of beef.
(Lanka-e-News-17.July.2013, 9.00PM) A lorry belonging to a prominent Muslim that arrived with a government duly approved license to collect beef from a government beef sales shed was attacked by armed Sangha hooligans and civilians ,and set on fire by pouring petrol , according to reports reaching Lanka e news inside information division.This attack has been launched yesterday (16) at dawn at around 3.40 .It is the lorry No.W P L E 2266 belonging to a prominent businessman , Seeni Mohomed, who resides at 126 C Bangala junction , Pitakotte .
It is Seeni Mohomed’s lorry that transports beef to the stalls at , Kotte , Madiwela, Nugegoda , Mirihana, Battarmulla , and Thalawathugoda . Towards this , he has duly obtained licenses
from the Kotte and Kaduwela local bodies
As usual this morning he had gone to the Baseline shed to purchase the beef. When the lorry was parked near the Baseline road , Dematagoda garden , the group that came in a Van and in a Pajero that is similar to that used by the local body had at once begun scolding the driver and helper of the vehicle in bitter filth and threatened them with death. The lorry driver and helper have then left the lorry and fled some distance away .
Among the assailants there had been 7 monks in robes and 5 civilians. The group had taken a petrol can from the local body jeep which came following the Van , poured it on the lorry and set fire to it. Though a number of persons in the garden had seen this incident , they have been threatened not to come out by the Sangha hooligans. Persons who were on their way to work also had seen this violence committed with impunity. Even this attack continued for about an hour , not a single cop had arrived at the scene.
After waiting until the lorry had been burnt thoroughly , the clergy members and civilians who launched the attack got into the vehicles they came in , and left .
Until Seeni Mohomed went to the police station at about 6.00 a.m. and lodged a complaint with the police , no police officer had visited the scene of arson and violence.
Investigations are being conducted by the OIC crimes of the Dematagoda police , R S G Mendis S.I. Based on information reaching Lanka e news inside information division , senior DIG Anura Senanayake is trying his best to cover up this crime by proffering the necessary advice to the police .
As is always the case , so far no one has been arrested.
May we recall that last Wesak day , a Sangha IRC monk Bowatte Indhare committed suicide by self immolation in Kandy over the sale of beef.
