Eight including Buddhist monk arrested over July 09 incidents

 

Eight including a Buddhist monk have been arrested with regard to the incidents of forcible entry to Temple Trees and the President’s Office, stealing properties including the incidents of setting fire to the ministers’ houses. 

The police stated that three including a Buddhist monk who were wanted in connection with forcible entry to the Presidential Secretariat and damaging its properties on July 09, were arrested at the Colombo Port City workspace and also within the areas of Pothuhera and Nugegoda. 

The arrested 24-year-old Buddhist monk was found to be residing in a Buddhist temple in Pothuhera, while the 26-year-old employee of Colombo Port City is a resident of the Opanayake area. 

Police further mentioned that the 39-year-old suspect who was wanted in connection with the incidents of setting fire to the properties, two vehicles and the house of the MP Gamini Lokuge on July 09th, has been arrested within the Piliyandala area.