Watareka Vijitha Thero arrested

August 1, 2017 06:21 pm

Venerable Watareka Vijitha Thero, who is the general secretary of the Jathika Bala Sena organization, has been arrested by Fort Police.

He was arrested for behaving in an unruly manner in front of the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

The Thero has reportedly been hospitalized following arrest.

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