A man arrested by the Mahiyanganaya police for assaulting a Buddhist monk was remanded for 14 days pending a judicial inquiry by the Mahiyanganaya court on April 27..
The monk resided at a temple at the Panas-Haya area between Padiyathalaava and Dambaana on the Ampara-Kandy road.
The suspect was accused of assaulting the monk on April 14, 2014 during a dispute.