Manjula Perera arrested for assaulting journalist

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UNP Kelaniya organiser Bewan Perera’s son Manjula was today arrested on charges of assaulting Lake House photojournalist Gayan Pushpakumara.

He was arrested on a complaint made by Mr. Pushpakumara to the Keselwatte police that he was assaulted when covering the incident where former minister Champika Ranawaka was brought to court last night. (Nimanthi Ranasinghe)

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Anmanpan Thursday, 19 December 2019 01:26 PM

Soon we may need a Chinese loan (of course at high interest) to build prisons and race tracks.

Mk Thursday, 19 December 2019 01:36 PM

Come on come on come on

cheers Friday, 20 December 2019 04:57 AM

Good work police take the shit out of the fellow

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