Police arrested two men on Saturday on suspicion of attacking the Sri Lankan web journalist Freddy Gamage, the Colombo Page reported.
The arrest came only 48 hours after the attack against Mr Gamage on Thursday, during which time Sinhala media and civil society organisations held a protest calling for action over the attack.
Condemning the attack, the New York based media rights group, Committee to Protect Journalists had also urged the authorities to hold those responsible to account.
“The government’s vows not to let Sri Lanka return to the bad old days of rampant attacks on journalists must be followed by swift and effective justice,” Colombo Page quoted Bob Dietz, from CPJ as saying.
Mr Gamage is believed to have been attacked after covering a news story about a local government council meeting.
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