UPFA Peliyagoda UC member arrested for assault

6 August 2013 03:13 pm Views - 2728

A UPFA Peliyagoda Urban Council member was arrested for allegedly assaulting two people in Peliyagoda yesterday, police said.

Police said the urban councilor had come with two others and assaulted two men with blunt instruments on the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway that is under construction.

The two victims were admitted to the Colombo National Hospital.

Meanwhile the urban councilor had also admitted himself to the National Hospital where he was arrested. He is currently receiving treatment under police guard.(Ajith Siriwardana)