A member of the North-Western Provincial Council, Ananda Sarath Kumara , was arrested after forcing a school teacher to kneel for disciplining his daughter.
The teacher of Nawagattegama Isuru School in Puttalam was made to kneel after she asked Kumara’s daughter to lengthen the hem of her school uniform.
The deputy principal withdrew a statement given to the police, after suspected intimidation.
Kumara was released on bail and warned by the magistrate against intimidating witnesses.
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