Six gang members arrested over sword attacks in Jaffna

December 8, 2017 10:44 am

Six main suspects of the criminal gang allegedly responsible for the recent sword attacks on two individuals at Meesalai, Jaffna have been arrested by police.

The suspects were arrested in a special operation carried out last night, acting on a tip-off, while the group were hiding out in Vaddukoddai area.

Several swords and sharp weapons found in the possession of the suspects were also taken into custody.

Police said that the arrested suspects are wanted in connection with a series of acts of violence, robberies and threatening incidents in the region.

They were arrested over the attack and injuring of two persons using swords in the Meesalai area on December 4.

The suspects were ordered remanded until December 21 after being produced at the Mallakam court in Jaffna.

Disclaimer: All the comments will be moderated by the AD editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or slanderous. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.