පාගමනේ ආධාරකරුවෙකුට පහරදුන්නැයි පැතිරෙන වීඩියෝව සම්බන්ධයෙන් පොලිසියෙන් හෙළිදරව්වක්

Sri Lanka Police have disputed a social media account that a man was assaulted for helping a march from Kandy to Colombo. The march was demanding the release of Buddhist monk Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, whom Newswire described as imprisoned.

The claim appeared in a video featuring Ven. Thiththagalle Anandasiri Thero, who presented the injured man as a supporter of the march. Police said the incident took place on Oct. 14 in the Weeragula police area and was not connected to the protest.

According to police, preliminary inquiries found that the man was travelling in a lorry for personal reasons. A statement from him reportedly said he argued with a motorcyclist in traffic near Veediyawatta Devalaya; the dispute escalated into a physical confrontation involving a helmet.

Police said the injured man received treatment at Wathupitiwala Hospital and the motorcyclist was admitted to Gampaha Hospital. They also said the monk had recorded the injured man’s wounds while describing him as a march supporter, and accused him of spreading false information online.

Weeragula Police are expected to report the matter to court, and investigations are continuing. Police said legal action may be considered over the spread of false or unverified information that could cause public unrest, and urged people to check claims before sharing them.

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