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Trincomalee incident : Police issue clarification

Sri Lanka Police have issued a clarification statement regarding a video currently circulating on social media platforms, showing a commotion that occurred during the installation of a Buddha statue in Trincomalee. According to the Police, a complaint was made to the Trincomalee Harbour Police by the Department of Coast Conservation on November 16, about an unauthorized hut being constructed within a coastal area close to the Trincomalee town to install a Buddha statue. Following this, the Officer-in-Charge of the Trincomalee Police Division and other police officers visited the site and ordered the halt of this unauthorized construction. However, the construction…

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