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Sri Lanka: Woman arrested over social media post on hanging of dog

Colombo, Jan 27 (UNI) The Mankulam Police have arrested a 48-year-old woman over a social media post depicting a dog allegedly being hanged.
The suspect, a resident of Mankulam, was arrested under the Criminal Procedure Act and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance, No 13 of 1907.
Police spokesman SSP Buddhika Manathunga said that the woman will be produced before courts, and further investigations are underway by the Mankulam Police.
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