Venerable Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thero, who was arrested by Batticaloa Police, has been remanded until tomorrow (8).

The Thero was arrested in connection with an incident in which he allegedly obstructed the duties of officers at the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau office in Batticaloa.

He was produced before the Batticaloa Magistrate’s Court following his arrest and was subsequently remanded.