The gunman involved in the shooting of a Buddhist monk in the Malwathu-Hiripitiya area has been arrested in Monaragala, Police said today.
Ven. Kalapaluwawe Dhammarathana Thera of the Kehelkanda Kahatana Sri Gnanarama Temple in Malwathu Hiripitiya was killed in February.
The gunman had been hiding in the Hambegamuwa area after the shooting.
Earlier a 22-year-old woman, a resident of Devagala area in Weragala was arrested in the Weragala area in Aralaganwila on suspicion over the charges of sheltering, aiding and abetting the main suspect in the shooting and for concealing information from the Police on the shooting incident.
The only orangutan held at the Dehiwala National Zoological gardens had passed away yesterday.
The Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Organisation Ven Galagodaatte Ganasara Thera was today imprisoned for the third time.
The newly appointed heads of mission of Sri Lanka held discussions with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya today at the Sri Lankan parliament to explore ways to enhance diplomatic cooperation.
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