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Residents surround Hanguranketha Police demanding arrest of SLPP member
Police fired into the air to disperse a group of protesters who tried to forcefully enter the Haguranketha Police Station.
The protesting residents have demanded the arrest of former SLPP Pradeshiya Sabha member Anura Hewamanna who has been accused of killing a 22-year-old youth.
A young man named Sandalu Santhush had been killed and the suspect is said to be a friend of former MP Saliya Dissanayake.
Saliya Dissanayake is a brother of former Minister S.B. Dissanayake.
Nearly 200 men and women have surrounded the building and the police said that most of the men were under the influence of liquor.
Police have shot fired into the air since it was observed that the people behaving violently were attempting to enter the police station by force.
However, the protesting residents have left the police station and dispersed after protesting for about an hour on the road.
