Arrest those stripped and assaulted monk, two women: Minister orders police

8 July 2023 01:11 pm Views - 12245

Public Security Minister Tiran Alles ordered to arrest the individuals who had assaulted a Buddhist monk and two women after stripping them naked as shown in a video.

The video circulated in social media shows a group of men assaulting Pallegama Sumana Thera of the Sumanaramaya Temple and two women with clubs after stripping them.

According to the video, the gang is assaulting the monk as well.

The Minister has ordered the Western Province DIG Deshabandu Thennakoon and Nawagamuwa OIC to arrest and implement the law against the suspects who took the law into their own hands and assaulted the monk and the two women.(Ajith Siriwardana)