Hambantota Mayor arrested for assault

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – The Police Media Unit reported that Eraj Fernando, the Hambantota Mayor was arrested for committing assault in Bambalapitiya.

The Bambalapitiya Police launched a manhunt to arrest Eraj Fernando, the Hambantota Mayor for assaulting two men.

Police said a full-scale investigation was launched over an incident where the Mayor of Hambantota had brutally assaulted a man over an attempted land grab in Colombo.

A complaint was filed with the Bambalapitiya Police claiming that a group led by the Hambantota Mayor had stormed into a property located down Kothalawala avenue in Bambalapitiya on Tuesday (14) night and assaulted two private security guards.

One of the injured men said the group arrived in two SUVs and verbally abused them before carrying out an assault.

He filed a complaint with the Bambalapitiya Police claiming that the assault on the two private security personnel was carried out for no valid reason.

It was also revealed that a lawsuit was filed with regard to the property in question.