Excise officials assaulted in Keselpotha

A group of villagers in Keselpotha in Mahiyangana has allegedly assaulted several Excise Department officials when they arrived at the village to raid a cannabis cultivation

Two assaulted excise officials were admitted to the Mahiyangana Base Hospital.

Police said two villagers had admitted to the hospital citing that they were beaten by the excise sleuths . A villager was arrested on the charge of obstructing the duties of excise officials

Mahiyanganaya police are investigating.