Sri Lanka, Feb. 18 -- Five individuals have been arrested by Katana Police for allegedly directing verbal abuse towards President Anura Kumara Dissanayake near the Southern Expressway entry point in Mattala and subsequently posting the video on social media.

Meanwhile, the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) and two other police officers who were on duty at the expressway interchange at the time of the incident have been transferred with immediate effect.

Accordingly, the OIC has been transferred to the Sri Lanka Police Headquarters, while the other two officers have been transferred to the Kottawa and Kadawatha Police Stations.

It is reported that these transfers were carried out due to the officers' failure to take legal action against the indiv...