A video of a man assaulting a Buddhist monk at a supermarket in Chilaw is going viral on social media platforms. The Buddhist monk in the video is Ven. Karavitagare Dhammakitthi Thera from the Chilaw Karavitagara temple. The monk also resides in a temple in Italy.
It is mentioned in the complaint made to the Chilaw Police by the Thera that this attack took place on October 21, at around 2:00 pm.
The CCTV footage shows a bag in the possession of the monk being taken away by the suspect. The Thera’s complaint states that there were Euro notes and Sri Lanka rupees amounting to Rs. 4.8 million in the stolen bag.
The Thera also reported that this money had been brought by the monk to be given to another person to be sent to Italy.
He was scheduled to return to Italy yesterday (23). The Chilaw Police are conducting further investigations.
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