It is reported that a group of police officers were attacked with sticks when they went to inspect a house in Pudukuduirippu area, Mannar and they were injured and taken to hospital.
A father and son who were present in the house at the time of the raid by a police team including Inspector Jagath Kumara, Police Station Officer of Uilankulama, attacked the police officers who carried out the raid with sticks. It is said that two police sergeants and three police constables were injured in the attack and admitted to the Mannar District Hospital.
It is reported that the police are investigating the father and son involved in the attack.