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National People's Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s vehicle was subjected to an egg attack by a group of persons while he was attending the Gampaha district convention. Party supporters who had attended the event have apprehended two suspects and handed them over to the Nittambuwa Police, while sixteen others involved have fled the scene. The incident has been caught on CCTV camera. Later Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) parliamentarian Vijitha Herath alleged that the attack was politically motivated, and the private security firm Avant Garde Security Services (Pvt.) Ltd was involved in carrying out the attack, paying 5000 LKR to each person involved. Avant Garde Firm is a controversial security firm that is linked to the current ruling government. The Bribery Commission of Sri Lanka filed a case against them in relation to a bribe of 35.5 million Sri Lankan rupees for operating a floating Armory in Sri Lankan oceans during 2012-2014, under former Rajapakse rule. The case was withdrawn by the Bribery Commission last year.