4 June 2021 11:12 am
Six more people including Jackson Anthony's daughter Madhavee Wathsala Anthony have been arrested for attending the birthday party thrown at Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo on May 30 violating quarantine regulations, Police said.
Milan Silva, the husband of Madhavee Wathsala Anthony, Anarkali Akarsha (Chandimal Jayasinghe's niece) and Chandimal's mother were also among the arrested.
Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said that the police are searching for another person who is evading the arrest.
He said a total of 21 persons have been arrested over the incident so far.
Earlier, the police arrested event organiser Chandimal Jayasinghe and model Piumi Hansamali for organising the birthday party.
Fifteen persons arrested earlier have been sent for quarantine in Passara.
The spokesman said action would be taken to send the arrested six persons to a quarantine centre after being produced in the court today.
However, the investigation into the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo, which allowed to hold the birthday celebration when island-wide travel restrictions were in place is conducted by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD).(Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)