Doctors from Jaffna Teaching Hospital staged a protest today against increasing gang violence in the area after a doctor's house was attacked on Sunday.
The house of Dr Emmanuel Santhakumar, who is a member of the surgical department at the hospital, was targetted by a gang on motorbikes.
The windows were broken and items within the property, situated in Kokkuvil, were smashed.
A complaint has been filed with Jaffna police.
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