Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- Colombo Additional Magistrate Lahiru Silva yesterday (4) ordered Ven.Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera, General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), to be remanded until today (5) following his arrest on outstanding warrants at a forest hermitage in

The Magistrate instructed prison authorities to produce Ven.Gnanasara Thera before the Court of Appeal today (5).

Acts to evade law enforcement led to his arrest on Friday night (3) after Police received intelligence that he was hiding at the forest monastery in the Theeniyawala area. He was brought before the Magistrate at his official chambers yesterday (4), where the remand order was issued.

Ven.Gnanasara Thera is also scheduled to be produced before Colombo High Cou...