The Chief Incumbent of Sri Mangalarama Viharaya in Batticaloa, Ven. Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thera has been arrested by the Police today.
It is reported that the monk was arrested based on an incident of disorderly conduct at the Uhana Police Station in Ampara.
Ven. Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thera is reported to have behaved in such a manner inside the police station to protest the unsafe transportation of the children of a suspect, arrested by the Uhana Police, via a three-wheeler. (Newswire)