MAITHRIPALA’S SON ASSAULTS DIG’S SON

At Pasikuda ‘Malu Malu‘ hotel Minister Maithripala’s son assaults DIG’s son

The Minister Maithripala Sirisena’s 20 year old son Daham Sirsena along with 13 others had assaulted 27 year old Asela Waidyalankara , the son of DIG of Eastern province Ravi Waidyalankara yesterday at the ‘Malu Malu’ hotel in Pasikuda. From the assault Asela Waidyalankara had sustained injuries had been admitted to the Batticaloa hospital.
It is learnt that as his condition was a bit serious he had been transferred to a private hospital in Colombo, it is reported.
The son of Minister Maithripala Sirisena and his friends and the family of DIG’s son had booked into the hotel as separate guests to spend the long week end. It had revealed that Daham and Asela had not been known to one another. It is also learnt that Daham and his friends had been enjoying themselves after having consumed liquor and had tried to take photographs in a peculiar manner.
In the vicinity of this group Asela and his wife also had had been near to the place where the peculiar photographs were taken. Asela had told them not to capture their photographs. That time there had been an argument and the two had exchanged blows in which Asela was injured. The friends of Daham too had joined him in the attack.He had been taken to the Batticaloa General hospital for treatment.
After which he had been transferred to a private hospital in Colombo for further treatment. The Ministers son and his friends had been arrested by the Police last evening and when produced to courts had been released on bail this morning.