A youth in Nawalapitiya was assaulted on September 15 after refusing to accept a leaflet from a group led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya’s (SJB) Nawalapitiya organizer. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. at a clock repair shop in the town center.

The altercation, captured on the shop’s security camera, began when the youth, the son of the shop’s owner, refused to take the leaflet from the organizer and his supporters.