Colombo: Sri Lankan police on Sunday arrested three people on charges of installing the prime minister Ranil WickremesingheMedia reports said his private residence had caught fire a day earlier amid massive anti-government protests.
A group of angry protesters entered and torched Wickremesinghe’s private residence at Cambridge Place in Colombo on Saturday amid massive public protests in the country over the unprecedented economic crisis.
The web portal Colombo page quoted police spokesperson SSP Nihal as saying that among those arrested are a 19-year-old resident of Mount Lavinia and two residents of Galle, aged 24 and 28, respectively. talduva,
He said more arrests are being made as the police have widened the probe.
Talduva said the suspects are currently in the custody of the Kolpetti police, and will be produced in the court later on Sunday, the web portal said. Lanka first informed of.
The residence was filled with a rare collection of books and old Buddha The report, quoting a spokesperson of the Prime Minister’s Office, said the sculptures, most of which were inherited by Wickremesinghe.
It is not yet known how much damage was done to the building. Wickremesinghe and his wife Prof. Maitri Wickremesinghe Stayed in this accommodation, the report said.
The incident came hours after the prime minister offered to resign to make way for an all-party government.
embroiled president Gotabaya Rajapakse He has also offered to resign on July 13. Hours before his decision, a huge crowd broke the police cordon and entered Rashtrapati Bhavan.
A group of angry protesters entered and torched Wickremesinghe’s private residence at Cambridge Place in Colombo on Saturday amid massive public protests in the country over the unprecedented economic crisis.
The web portal Colombo page quoted police spokesperson SSP Nihal as saying that among those arrested are a 19-year-old resident of Mount Lavinia and two residents of Galle, aged 24 and 28, respectively. talduva,
He said more arrests are being made as the police have widened the probe.
Talduva said the suspects are currently in the custody of the Kolpetti police, and will be produced in the court later on Sunday, the web portal said. Lanka first informed of.
The residence was filled with a rare collection of books and old Buddha The report, quoting a spokesperson of the Prime Minister’s Office, said the sculptures, most of which were inherited by Wickremesinghe.
It is not yet known how much damage was done to the building. Wickremesinghe and his wife Prof. Maitri Wickremesinghe Stayed in this accommodation, the report said.
The incident came hours after the prime minister offered to resign to make way for an all-party government.
embroiled president Gotabaya Rajapakse He has also offered to resign on July 13. Hours before his decision, a huge crowd broke the police cordon and entered Rashtrapati Bhavan.