Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Panadura Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Hemantha Fernando and four others were admitted to the Panadura Base Hospital on Saturday following a clash at the Mandawala Road in the Panadura Pradesiya Sabha Area on Saturday. A Police officer, a female labourer and the Chairman were slightly injured in the incident.
The Chairman and the labourer at the Panadura Pradesiya Sabha had gone to Mandawala Road defying a Court order issued by the Panadura Magistrate Court regarding side drains. They were involved in a heated argument with the land owner and exchanged blows.
Panadura South Police Head Quarter Chief Inspector Indika Thusara de silva has called a discussion between both parties involved in the clash.