Sarana remanded

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Sarana Gunawardane and two others were remanded today till August 26 by the Gampaha Magistrate for allegedly assaulting a man in Gampaha during the election campaign period.

The Police said the former minister was arrested after he and the two others surrendered to the Police this morning.

They said the three arrested had allegedly assaulted a man who had protested electioneering activities violating election laws in an area. Mr. Gunawardane was campaigning for his wife Cinari when the incident took place. The injured man was hospitalised for two days.

Gampaha Additional Magistrate Seelani Chathuranthi ordered that the three to be remanded till Wednesday.(Darshana Sanjeewa and Tony Karunaratne)

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ziyard Monday, 24 August 2015 04:52 PM

remanding alone is not enough,they must be successfully prosecuted and be behind bars...

BuffaloaCitizen Monday, 24 August 2015 04:56 PM

They still think that Rajapakse is the President and Gota is the SOD.

Guththila Monday, 24 August 2015 05:20 PM

SARANA - ASARANA!!

Lanka Watch Monday, 24 August 2015 07:11 PM

Inquire, remand and release is the policy of the govt

Aba Jayasekera Tuesday, 25 August 2015 04:47 AM

He and Prasanna went to Kurunegala to express solidarity with supported attacked by UNP supporters. On his return he and two others get remanded for causing grievous hurt to UNP supporter. What a circus !

Cobra Tuesday, 25 August 2015 08:56 AM

About time!

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