A provincial health minister, Sunil Kithisiri Amaratunga, was arrested on charges of assaulting a community health specialist - Dr Sapumal Danapala, reported the spokesperson of Kandy police force.
Doctors in the area have also accused him of verbally threatening the Health Services Director, Dr Shanthi Samarasinghe.
Meanwhile, no arrests have been made regarding the attack on the home of the Tamil oncologist in Jaffna, Dr Jeyakumar.