A 24-year-old man was arrested by the police on suspicion of assaulting two doctors of the Kurunegala Hospital recently.
The suspect is a resident of Matale and he was arrested while travelling in a car in Dambulla.
The vehicle was also taken into police custody.
According to a complaint received regarding an incident of assaulting two doctors who were on duty at the Ward No. 72 of the Kurunegala Hospital on May 8, the police launched an investigation to arrest the suspect.
The doctors of the hospital launched a one-day strike yesterday demanding the arrest of the suspect.
