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Several teams out to arrest Ven. Gnanasara.

Sri Lanka Politics
Source: colombo gazette

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By Madhura Seneviratne

Source: Daily Mirror



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Several police teams were deployed to arrest Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary the Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera on charges of disturbing, obstructing and threatening police officers and committing acts bound to cause racial and religious disharmony among various communities.

DIG Priyantha Jayakody in a statement said that following a request made by the Police, the Hulftsdorp No: 4 Magistrate issued a court order preventing the Thera from leaving the country.

He said there were several com-plaints lodged against him and the Thera had not reported to the Police Organized Crime Division when summoned to do so.


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