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Police Bail for H’tota Mayor who was arrested for assault

(UTV | COLOMBO) – Police stated that Hambantota Mayor Eraj Fernando, who arrested, has been granted bail.

Fernando was arrested today (19) for committing assault in Bambalapitiya following a full-scale manhunt by Bambalapitiya Police.

The full-scale investigation was launched over an incident where the Mayor of Hambantota had brutally assaulted a man over an attempted land grab in Colombo.

A complaint was filed with the Bambalapitiya Police claiming that a group led by the Hambantota Mayor had stormed into a property located down Kothalawala avenue in Bambalapitiya on Tuesday (14) night and assaulted two private security guards.

One of the injured men said the group arrived in two SUVs and verbally abused them before carrying out an assault.

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