Police deny reports of questioning youth over vas kaviya

Newswire reports that Sri Lanka Police rejected claims that Dematagoda Police questioned someone about traditional Sinhala curse verses, known as was kavi. Hiru News also reports the police denial. Newswire says the claims concerned events said to have taken place around October 22.

Newswire reports that the Police Media Division sought a report from Dematagoda Police after a video appeared online alleging that an individual had given a statement about the verses. According to Newswire, the station said it had received no complaint about them and had not recorded a statement from anyone on the matter.

Newswire reports that attorney Sudath Kumararatne, affiliated with the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya, had said police called in and questioned a client about whether the client wrote the verses. Newswire reports that the verses began with an appeal to the deity Vajrapani and were shared online in connection with a recent gathering of Buddhist monks.

Newswire reports that the Police Media Division called Kumararatne’s online allegations untrue. Newswire also reports that, acting on the Inspector General of Police’s direction, the Central Crime Investigation Bureau began examining the claims.

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