Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- Police Media Spokesperson and Assistant Superintendent of Police Udaya Kumara Wootler, said the police never assaulted Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thera, who was engaged in a satyagraha in front of the Buddha statue at the Viharamahadevi Park premises in Colombo. He said the monk was hospitalised after slipping and falling.Read Travel Guides
Wootler elaborated that legal action will be taken against those disseminating false information with the intention of provoking the public and causing unrest and disturbance by claiming the police assaulted the monk who was injured in an accidental fall after slipping.
The monk has been engaged in a satyagraha near the Buddha statue in the Viharamahadevi Park premises since October 1...