Police have yesterday (07)evening arrested 52 persons over the charges of damaging the public properties in Hambanthota (Southern Province) during a protest and violating court orders and 23 of them were ordered to be remanded by the Hambanthota Magistrate.
Accordingly after the suspects were produced before the Hambanthota Magistrate Court 21 out of the 23 suspects were remanded until 09 the of January and 2 were remanded until 11th of January.
Around 21 persons including 11 police officers were injured and Hospitalized. Yesterday after a tense situation occurred during the launching ceremony of China funded Industrial Zone to be built under the Hambanthota -Southern Development Project in. Mirijjawila ,Hambanthota (Southern Province).
Police are continuing the search operation to arrest those who got involved in damaging properties and violating court order during the protest at Hambanthota.
The protesters were protested against the taking over of a private land for the project which China says generating 100,000 job opportunities for Sri Lankans .
A sixty year old person has died yesterday (07) afternoon after falling down from a foot board of a Private Bus travelling to Kandy on Pujapitiya-Madawala road .
