Member of banned organization arrested

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Jun 16, 201906:33 PM

A person suspected to be a member of a banned organization had been arrested by the police in the Welimada area.

According to the Office of the Police Media Spokesperson, the suspect has been arrested at a house on Bathurdhiya Mawatha in Silmiyapura, Welimada.

The arrested suspect is a 21-year-old youth and is currently under interrogation under the custody of the Welimada Police.

He will be presented before the Welimada Magistrate’s Court, today (16).

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