COLOMBO : Ven. Rajangane Saddharathana Thero was arrested by police in Anuradhapura for allegedly making statements that could disrupt religious harmony.
He was reportedly arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Sunday night on May 28 in the Sravasthi area in Anuradhapura.
Ven. Saddharathana Thero has been arrested in connection with the investigations carried out on a complaint made by Ven. Pahiyangala Ananda Sagara Thero regarding certain statements made harmful to religious harmony.
He will be produced before the Fort Magistrates Court on Monday (May 29).
