Police Media Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa stated that 1500 persons have been arrested by today for setting fire to houses and damaging property in the wake of the unrest that erupted across the country following the attack on the Galle Face protesters.
This is in relation to the 844 complaints received so far.
Nihal Thalduwa says that out of the 1500 suspects arrested, only 677 have been remanded. The others have been released on police and court bail, he said.
Nihal Thalduwa said that 152 persons were arrested in the last 24 hours ending at 6.00 am today and 101 of them have been released on bail and 39 have been remanded.