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Sunday 03 March 2013

Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka beaten during arrest

General Sarath Fonseka, the former Sri Lankan military chief and defeated presidential candidate, has been punched and dragged along the ground by army troops who arrested him as he met political allies last night.

Sri Lankan General Fonseka
General Sarath Fonseka, arrested on Monday, stood for election to the Sri Lankan presidency in January Photo: AFP

By Dean Nelson, South Asia Editor

6:09AM GMT 09 Feb 2010

In Sri Lanka

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India prepare for the Cricket World Cup  

World Cup preparations

Bipasha Basu and Kareena Kapoor at IIFA awards  

Stars at Bollywood awards

Mysterious mammal, the Horton Plains slender loris (Loris tardigradus nycticeboides): Pictured for first time: rare primate 'driven to brink of extinction by tea crops'  

'Extinct' loris rediscovered

Bollywood actor Salman Khan (right) and fellow actress Asin Thottumkal during a press briefing for their film Ready in Colombo, Sri Lanka  

Bollywood star Salman Khan films in Sri Lanka after awards row

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