Police arrest tourist for Buddha tattoo

Police in Sri Lanka have arrested a young female tourist from the Netherlands for having a tatto of the Buddha on her back, reported Ceylon Today.

26-year-old Patrina Irene Bronco was dining at a restaurant in Kandy with her fiancé, when members of the public became outraged at a tattoo that was visible on her back. A heated argument then ensued after which a group of youths alerted the police who came and promptly arrested the tourist.

See our earlier posts: Arrests made over 'Buddha Bar' meal (27 January 2013)

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