Sri Lanka, March 11 -- The Chief Incumbent of the Kiri Vehera in Kataragama, Ven. Kobawaka Dhamminda Thero, has left the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) after recording a statement that lasted for around seven hours, said Ada Derana reporter.

Ven. Kobawaka Dhamminda Thero arrived at the CID this morning to provide a statement.

On Monday (10), the 'Basnayake Nilame' of the Ruhunu Kataragama Devalaya Dishan Gunasekara recorded a statement at the CID for nearly three hours about a house built by Ven. Soratha Thero of Kiri Vehera inside the Kiri Vehera premises during the tenure of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Ada Derana....