Damage to Kotte MC :

Four remanded till February 5

Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Municipal Council UNP Opposition Leader Suraj Anthony Perera Jayasuriya and three other UNP members Chinthaka Udayashantha, Chandima Nanayakkara and Ranil Saman were yesterday further remanded till February 5 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Kumari Abeyratne.

They were earlier produced by the Welikada police in connection with damaging the Kotte Municipal Council Security Guardroom.

Chief Inspector Neville Silva, OIC Welikada Police, producing the suspects, submitting a report to Court earlier, said the four suspects surrendered to Police.

The suspects were produced before Court in connection with the attack on the Kotte Municipal Council Security Guardroom and damaging glasses of the guardroom valued over Rs. 51,000, the Welikada OIC said.

The suspects were produced before Court under the Public Property Act, the Welikada OIC submitted to Court.

The Magistrate directed Police to submit a comprehensive report in connection with the damage caused to the security unit on the next date.

Inspector Roshan Dias appeared with the Welikada Police OIC for the prosecution.

Senior Counsel Nalin Ladduwahetty with Aruna Nishantha, Methsiri Paranavitharana, Gunaratne Wanninayake, Nisadha Gamage, U. L. G. Bandara, Namal Perera, M. Hewawitharana, Bandara Ekanayake, Priyaranjan Ranasinghe and Rohitha Rajapaksa appeared for the four suspects. SM