Residents of Palai pelt stones at police station

Residents of Palai pelt stones at police station

On the 23rd instant a complaint had been made at

the Palai police station against a person who had assaulted another person.The police personnel had come to the suspect’s house and had tried to arrest him.

The suspect had got agitated when the police was seen had brought an axe and had tried to assault the police personnel. The police in turn had reacted and tried to open fire.

At that moment the residents of Palai and Uduthurai area had got aggressive when they saw the suspect with some injuries. The police despite his injuries sustained had taken him to the police station in Palai.

The residents had then got together and pelted stones at the police station. The injured suspect had been later admitted to the Jaffna hospital for treatment.