Fisheries Minister of the Southern Provincial Council D.V. Upul has been arrested in Tangalle for allegedly assaulting a SLTB employee, police said.
The Provincial Minister is charged with assaulting a bus driver of the Tangalle depot, police spokesman Buddhika Siriwardena said.
He stated that the Southern Province Fisheries Minister had surrendered to police over the incident.
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