UPFA Western Provincial Councillor Upali Kodikara, who was arrested this morning, had been remanded till October 23 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate, the Police said.

He surrendered to the Cinnamon Gardens Police over charges of obstructing the Police in performing their duties at the BMICH, when former President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on October 16 to record his statement.