The Yakkala Police say that a person has been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a pet dog in Imbulgoda, Gampaha.
A 65-year-old resident of Gampaha Imbulgoda has been arrested.
A neighbor set fire to a pet dog at a house in Gampaha Imbulgoda last night on the 10th.
It has been revealed that the suspect is a person who keeps German Shepherd dogs at home and this dog was set on fire because it was suspected that he was behaving with those dogs.
The owners of the slain dog Dhenuwa had filed a complaint with the Yakkala Police regarding the incident and the police officers investigated and arrested the suspect.
The arrested suspect was scheduled to be produced in court yesterday (12th).