The IGP and a top official at the attorney general’s department had not allowed officials to arrest him until now.
The CID summoned the Thera on January 13, but he avoided it by getting admitted to a private hospital in Colombo.
The baby jumbo in question was found at Uduwe Thera’s temple on 28 January 2015, but he has so far failed to furnish documents to prove its ownership.
The CID will submit a report to Colombo magistrate Nishantha Peiris when the case in connection with this is taken up again on March 10.
