10 July 2022 10:45 am
Three persons have been arrested by the Kollupitiya Police in connection with the arson attack on Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe's private house in Colombo last night, police said.
They said a 19-year-old from Mount Lavinia and two persons aged 24 and 28, residents of Kadawatha and Galle were among those arrested.
The Kollupitiya police are conducting further investigations to arrest the other suspects, police said.
Prime Minister Wickremesinghe's private residence on 5th Lane in Colombo was set on fire by a group of protestors last night during an unrest.(Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)