A leader of the party stormed into the party office and stabbed three people, including the candidate with a sword because he was not invited to the opening ceremony of a party office of a candidate contesting for the Paduwasnuwara local council.
Katupotha police say that the candidate, the owner of the house where the party office was established, and one of his sons, were injured.
Both the candidate and the householder are being treated at Kuliyapitiya Hospital, and the householder’s son is being treated at Katupotha Hospital.
The candidate’s office was opened yesterday (14) at around 8.30 pm. The police say that the person who broke into the office and attacked the candidate and others with a sword was an SJB activist who lives in a house close to the house where the office was established.
The station commander of the Katupotha police said that the suspect has fled the area and is hiding, and a police team has been deployed to arrest him.
