Kotte Mayor arrested

8 May 2015 07:19 am

Sri Jayawardenepura Mayor Janaka Ranawake was arrested today over a complaint of having assaulted the Council’s Opposition Leader Sugath Appuhami.

Mr. Ranawake was arrested while being treated at the Kalubowila Hospital.

He is currently in hospital under police custody. He was later remanded until May 11 by the Hulftsdorp Magistrate’s Court. (Muditha Dayananda)