UPFA candidate arrested

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Southern Provincial Council United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidate Ajith Prasanna has been arrested by the Police for carrying out an illegal election campaign and assaulting a policeman in Galle last week, Police said.

He was arrested at a private hospital in Colombo by a special unit of Galle police. The suspect has also been charged with the illegal use of symbols and badges of Sri Lankan Army, Police said. (LSP)

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