Police in Aluthgama arrested 4 Muslim students after Buddhist monks visited a police station in Welipitiya to call for action against the students, reports the Uthayan.
The students were involved in violent clashes with Sinhalese youth after a football game. The two parties were made to speak to each other by police after the violent clashes and encouraged to not make claims against each other.
Despite this, the Muslim students were temporarily detained by police the following day after a group of Buddhist monks visited the police station to demand the arrest of the Muslim students involved in clashes with the Sinhalese youth.
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