Six police officers have been arrested over the alleged assault of a 33-year-old Catholic priest.
Fr Milan Priyadarshana was hospitalised on Saturday evening after alleging that he had been assaulted by a group of police officers in Gampaha, Sri Lanka.
According to the priest, he was riding a motorcycle to attend a service when he was chased by a police motorcycle unit. The officers involved include three police sergeants and three police constables. While in hospital, the priest was visited by the National Catholic Communications Director, Rev. Jude Krishantha Fernando, and by Samagi Jana Balawegaya, the local Member of Parliament.
