The Chairman of the Nallur Pradeshiya Sabha, P. Vasanthakumar has been assaulted and injured by an unknown group of persons. He is currently receiving treatment at the Jaffna Hospital, police said.
Vasanthakumar was scheduled to file a case with the Court of Appeals tomorrow (15), regarding illegal land grabbing, and was returning after handing over certain documents pertaining to this to the Kopai Police.
However, it has been reported that the attack had taken place within the Jaffna Police Division, a spokesman for the Kopai Police said.
The Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman was assaulted on Ambalama Road in Kokthuvil at around 2.30pm today. The perpetrators had reportedly arrived on a motorbike and had rammed into Vasanthakumar’s motorbike and also had stolen several documents in his posession.
Kopai Police said a team of officers have been deployed to conduct investigations regarding the incident.
