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18 three-wheeler drivers remanded for unlawful assembly
View(s):Eighteen three-wheeler drivers and a bus driver who were arrested during a protest on Friday, were yesterday remanded till next Friday (9) by Negombo Acting Magistrate Shantha Niriella.
They were charged for unlawful assembly at the Galkanda Railway crossing and blocking both the rail tracks and road traffic.
Hundreds of train commuters were held up due to the protest, while police were forced to use tear gas to disperse the protesters on Friday night.