The monk, who introduced himself as ‘Vishwa Buddha’, was arrested for insulting Buddhism and has been released on bail by the court.
Colombo Chief Magistrate Mr. Prasanna Alvis ordered the 34-year-old suspect to be released on bail when the case related to this arrest was called.
According to a complaint received by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the officers of the Cyber Crime Division had arrested this monk on December 12 at a private institution in the Kalagedihena area.