Suspect arrested for assaulting PS member

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the assault on a member of the Passara Pradeshiya Sabha.

It was reported that this Member of the Up Country People's Front had been assaulted yesterday in Passara.

The injured MP has been admitted to Badulla Hospital for treatment.

He has lodged a complaint with the police stating that he had assaulted a person involved in a tree cutting business in the area.

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