Mawanella Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) Deputy Chairman, K.G. Piyatissa, has been arrested for threatening a group of teachers.
He is among three suspects arrested over the incident.
The Ceylon Teachers Service Union had filed a Police complaint against the Deputy Chairman of the Mawanella Pradeshiya Sabha accusing him of assaulting teachers and parents who were engaged in a protest at the Mederigama Vidyalaya in Mawanella.
Teachers organised two massive protests in last few days demanding justice over the incident. (NewsWire)