Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Gunathilaka Rajapaksha has withdrawn the Police complaint filed against fellow party member MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage, accusing the latter of physical assault at the Presidential Secretariat.
It is reported that MP Gunathilaka Rajapaksha had withdrawn his Police complaint on Monday (July 01).
The two SLPP members had reportedly clashed during the ruling party meeting on June 03, following which Gunathilaka Rajapaksha’s son had filed a complaint with the Colombo-Fort Police claiming that MP Aluthgamage had assaulted his father during the party meeting.
At the time, it was reported that MP Gunathilaka Rajapaksha had sustained a serious injury to his leg and had to be subjected to surgery for over 4 hours.
The Police had also recorded statements from other SLPP MPs who had witnessed the incident, but they are reported to have said they had not witnessed such a scene.
Meanwhile, commenting on the incident MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage had claimed that he had not assaulted MP Gunathilaka Rajapaksha, but the latter had fallen down the stairs.
MP Aluthgamage had also warned of initiating legal action against MP Gunathilaka Rajapaksha for having made false allegations against him. (Newswire)