JVP: Attackers fled leaving behind vehicle

The JVP has lodged a complaint with Kegalle police over an assault on a group of party activists near the Kegalle public ground in the early hours of Sunday.

A JVP spokesman said the ruling party supporters had pounced on supporters decorating an office of D. A. Buddhasena contesting the Sabaragamuwa PC on the JVP ticket. Seeing the attackers, several JVPers had rushed to the scene, thereby forcing the attackers to flee leaving behind their vehicle (SG-GP 6884).

The spokesman said the gangsters had used another vehicle (LA 2296) to escape from the pursuing JVPers. The Kegalle police said that it had received a complaint from the JVP.