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On 23rd September, a group of Buddhist monks have threatened protestors and assaulted a lawyer and two others who opposed conducting final rituals of a Buddhist monk at the Neeraviyadi (Gurukande) temple premises in Mullaitivu currently belonging to both Hindus and Buddhists . The Buddhist monks conducted the funeral despite of a court order banning funeral rites being conducted at the temple premises. The Lawyer was assaulted by the Buddhist monks when he attempted to explain the injunction order to the Buddhist monks.