A man who set fire to himself within the premises of the Katatagama Temple succumbed to death yesterday (Mar 03).
Priests and clergymen at the temple had taken measures to save the victim by dousing the flames using water.
The victim was rushed to the Kataragama District Hospital and was transferred to the Hambantota Base Hospital for further treatment.
He has been identified as a 59-year old resident of Ranminithenna.
The walls of the temple and some drawings on the roof were destroyed due to the fire.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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