(Lanka-e-News- 24.May.2015, 11.30PM) The police say an individual was shot at on the 24 th for obstructing the police when a group of police officers went to arrest a suspect at Palay Uduthurai , Kilinochchi.
According to police media spokesman , a group of villagers attacked the police with stones and missiles when the police went to arrest a suspect. The police revealed, following a complaint made by an individual that he was assaulted by a group of villagers , the police went to the village to arrest the assailants. The police jeep was fairly damaged by the stone and missile attack, the spokesman further stated.
When the police went to arrest the suspect and handcuff him , another individual attempted to attack that police officer with an axe , whereupon another police officer had , shot to the hand of the individual with the axe in self defense , the police media spokesman explained.
However , the suspects could not be arrested , and the police are taking steps to arrest the individual who is now in hospital taking treatment , the spokesman further noted.
By clicking here the audio tape of the police media spokesman can be heard.
It is noteworthy ,when the calm is just returning after the people turned violent following the release of the prime suspect by the police in the rape and murder of a schoolgirl at Poongudutheevu, this tense situation had arisen.
Dinasena Rathugamage from Vavuniya
Translated by Jeff
See how to treat police in north for innocent tamils
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