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Dewalegama Premarthana Thero was summoned to the Weeraketiya police station on the 26th May 2022. Devalegama Peramarathana thero went to the police station accompanied with the environmental activist and the Chief Buddhist Monk at the Bodhirukkārāma temple in Kudabibula, Wekandawala Rahula Thero. The buddhist monks waited till the evening of the same day at Weeraketiya police station, at the evening police station was informed that the Dewalegama Premarthana Thero was arrested and will be produced before the court on 27th May 2022. Rahula Thero and other monks were returned back and at the gate of the Weeraketiya police station a police officer informed the Rahula thero to come back to the police station. Wekandawala Rahula Thero was returned back to the police station and questioned him over the destruction of the parents grave of the president Gotabaya Rajapaksha and several other incidents that occured in the 9th May 2022. Police had informed the son of a politician, that Rahula Thero was present at the site of the burning of a house. Rahula Thero was arrested and detained by the Weeraketiya police on the night of 26th.May 2022. Police have informed that Rahula thero was produced before the Judicial Medical officer on 27th May 2022, instead of it Rahual thero was produced before the Walasmulla Magistrate’s court. The lawyer representing the Rahula Thero has stated the 7 cases have been filed against the thero and all the cases are in connection with incidents of assault and arson. The Walasmulla Magistrate court has ordered to remand Rahula Thero and others until 31th May. On 31st May the case was taken up to hear and Wekandawala Rahula Thero was granted bail by the Walasmulla Magistrate Court on a surety of Rs.10000.