Sri Lankan police arrest five in Jaffna after alleged assault

by Rukshana
Jan 31, 2024

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Five individuals have been arrested on Tuesday over an alleged assault on two Sri Lankan police officers in Jaffna.

According to the Sri Lankan police, two officers were en route to the occupying police station in Manipay, when their motorcycle was halted by a group of individuals in Valikamam, Jaffna. The officers were reportedly then assaulted and had the motorcycle keys, two helmets and some cash confiscated from them.

Upon notification, the Sri Lankan police in Manipay station dispatched a team to aid the injured officers and transport them to the hospital, where they were admitted for treatment.

A police operation was then launched to apprehend the individuals alleged to have committed the attack, resulting in the identification of nine persons reported to have been involved. To date, five people have already been arrested and are slated to appear before the district court in Mallakam. Further investigations are reportedly being conducted.

The incident comes amidst troubling reports of continued Sri Lankan police brutality in the North-East. In November 2023, a Tamil youth was tortured to death whilst in police custody.

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