The Kaduwela Magistrate yesterday remanded the personal assistant of UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake until 25th of this month for assaulting and injuring a person.

Karunanayake’s personal assistant Sri lal Makalanda was charged for pouring a cup of tea on a Justice Ministry Additional Secretary and former High Court Judge H.P.K. Ekarathna and allegedly assaulting and injuring him.

Accordingly Talangama police arrested the suspect on last Wednesday and produced before the Court yesterday.

The suspect had had an altercation with the former Judge while the latter was walking in front of the suspect house at Milla-Gaha-Watta in Malabe.

Later the suspect has allegedly assaulted the former High Court Judge Ekarathna.