TV presenter arrested over assault
Posted by Editor on June 12, 2018 - 3:37 pm
TV presenter and journalist Mahesh Nishshanka has been arrested by Kadawatha Police.
Nishshanka is accused of attacking an owner of a fitness center in Enderamulla, Wattala with a knife on Saturday night.
The fitness center owner is now being treating at the National Hospital.
Mr Nisshanka also had lodged a complaint with the Police stating that he was also assaulted.
The Police said that the 52-year-old Nisshanka would be produced in the Mahara Magistrate’s Court and attack was a result of a personal dispute.
The victim was Wasantha Kumara Liyanage.
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