Sri Lanka, Nov. 1 -- A 34-year-old man was seriously injured after jumping into the Menik Ganga and hitting his head on a rock while attempting to flee from police officers who went to arrest him in Kataragama.

Police said the incident took place last night (31). The injured man, a resident of Nawa Nagaraya behind the hospital in Kataragama, was initially admitted to the Kataragama Hospital.

Police officers on mobile patrol had gone to Car Park No. 03 in Kataragama's new town following a complaint received through the police emergency hotline 119. The complaint stated that a man under the influence of alcohol was verbally abusing and harassing pilgrims visiting Kataragama.

When officers attempted to arrest him, the man ran from the sce...