UPDATE: Curfew imposed in Pottuvil
August 12, 2011 07:45 pm
A curfew has been imposed in Pottuvil police divisions until 6am tomorrow (August 13) due tense situation in the areas, police spokesman SP Prishantha Jayakody said.
Six individuals had been arrested in the area under suspicion of assaulting two wildlife officers who had arrived for the elephant census rehearsals yesterday (11).
Residents had staged a protest today demanding the release of the arrested persons while a tense situation had erupted in the midst of the agitation. Army and police personnel were later deployed to Pottuvil to control the situation, the police spokesman stated.
Under these circumstances a curfew was imposed in the Pottuvil area till tomorrow, he added.