Buddhist monk murdered in Bakamuna
Posted by Editor on June 22, 2014 - 11:53 am
The Chief Incumbent of a Buddhist temple in the Weeraheeratiya area in Bakamuna has been assaulted and murdered by a group of individuals last night, police said.
Preliminary inquiries have revealed that the 54-year-old Buddhist monk was murdered over a personal dispute, the Police Spokesman’s Office said.
A special police team has been assigned to carry out investigations and arrest the suspects, it said.
(Ada Derana)
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Ha Ha
wen a monk gets assaulted and then murdered by a group then it becomes personal ….of all the places in an obscure place like Bakamuna pop of about 250 families of which how many muslims live in the area
is this designed to contain the Buddhist anger