Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Batticaloa District MP Mohamed Sali Naleem was assaulted today (8) by an individual near the Batticaloa Hospital, according to the Police.
Mr. Naleem had visited the hospital to see his brother , who had been attacked by the same person.
Police said it was a personal dispute.
The assaulted person has been arrested by the police and remanded in prison until February 13, police said.
The person arrested had claimed that he had been assaulted by Mr Naleem earlier.
MP Naleem, former Chairman of the Eravur Urban Council.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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