Three persons have been arrested in connection with the arson attack on Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe last night, revealed Police Spokesman Senior Superintendent of Police Nihal Thalduwa.
Accordingly, a 19 year-old resident of Mount Lavinia and a 24 year-old and a 28 year-old from Galle have been arrested in connection with the attack.
The Kollupitiya Police have launched a special investigation into the arson attack and several more suspects are to be arrested, according to reports.
A part of the protesters who occupied the President’s House and the Presidential Secretariat in a historic move yesterday allegedly set the Prime Minister’s private residence on fire last night.
Whether these people are linked with the anti-government protesters is yet to be revealed.
MIAP