A racial-hate group from the South has been found by Sri Lankan intelligence to be responsible for the vandalism of Buddha statues in the North-East, reports the Uthayan.
While some incidents of damage to Buddha statues was attributed to wild elephants, special police forces investigating have reportedly found that the majority of incidents were perpetrated by a racial-hate group in order to stoke ethnic tensions and undermine reconciliation.
Police have reportedly identified the perpetrators and are preparing to arrest them.