By Newswire Editorial

Three Buddhist monks, including Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thera, who were engaged in a fast unto death near the Ruwanwelisaya in Anuradhapura, have been taken into police custody following a tense situation at the protest site today (12).

According to reports, the arrest comes following an incident where an argument broke out between Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thera and others at the Satyagraha protest site and another group including Ven. Rajanganaye Saddharathana Thera and several laypersons.

Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thera and two other monks had commenced a fast unto death near the Ruwanwelisaya in protest against the Anuradhapura Sacred City Development Project. (Newswire)