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SLPP politico remanded for alleged assault on woman supporter of Sajith
View(s):A Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Predeshiya Sabaha member and three others were remanded until tomorrow after they allegedly assaulted a 50-year-old female supporter of National Democratic Front Candidate Sajith Premadasa in Matale.
The incident had taken place on Friday near Kotuwagedara in Matale when the PS member and his supporters were returning from an SLPP political rally.
Some of his supporters loitered around the woman’s house before entering the house to attack her, police said
The woman identified as R. Ramyalatha, a mother of three children, was admitted to hospital after the attack.
The Matale Police arrested the suspects yesterday and produced them before Magistrate Siral Wimalasena who remanded them till tomorrow.