Sri Lankan Police have issued a public announcement, seeking the whereabouts of a Maldivian suspected of vandalizing several Buddha statues in the Sri Lankan town of Mawanella back in 2018.

Sri Lankan Police also publicized a sketch of the suspect, and said that the man is to be between the ages of 30 and 35.

They further suspect that he had a connection with the main suspect of Mawanella Buddha statues vandalizing incident.

The case is under investigation by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lanka. 14 suspects have been arrested in connection to the case.