Police found Caroline Jurie, the winner of Mrs. World 2020, arrested after she allegedly shot another contestant during the beauty pageant for Mrs. Sri Lanka injured.
During the ceremony, which was broadcast on national TV, Jurie, who Mrs. Sri Lanka won in 2019 and won the Madame world title, winning the crown of the winner of Pushpika De Silva in 2021. Jury claims that De Silva could not win Sri Lanka because she was divorced.
The organizer of the competition and De Silva later confirmed that she is still married. De Silva also reported on Facebook about the incident, saying she suffered pain on her skull when the crown was ripped from her head and treated for injuries, according to BBC News.
De Silva also said she would take legal action for the ‘unreasonable and insulting’ way she is being treated.
According to BBC News, the police have arrested Jurie and Chandimal Jayasinghe, the national director of Ms. Sri Lanka World, interrogated about the incident.
Two people have now been arrested, police spokesperson Ajith Rohana told BBC News. “Police have arrested Caroline Jurie and model Chula Padmendra for the incident on Sunday on charges of simple injury and criminal case,” Rohana said.
Jurie and Chula Padmendra appear in court on April 19.
After taking the crown, Jurie placed it on the first runner’s head, but De Silva has now been crowned again, organizers of the competition said. They also expect Jurie to apologize publicly.
“We are disappointed,” Jayasinghe told BBC News after the incident. “It was a shame how Caroline Jurie behaved on stage and the organization Mrs World has already started an investigation into the matter.”