The villagers, led by the religious leaders of the area, have started a fast in front of the police, protesting against the transfer of Kalpitiya Police OIC Inspector Nishantha Kumara.
Religious leaders of the area and prominent villagers including Kalpitiya Kandakuliya Temple’s leader Badiwewa Dyasena Thero, the Father of Nirmalamata Catholic Church, gathered near the Kalpitiya Divisional Secretariat and held a protest march from there to the police station yesterday.
Here, 05 people, including Badiwewa Diyasena Thero, have started a fast by building an attic near the police station.