The Sri Lankan Navy has been engaging in further landgrabs in Pattikuda in the eastern Pulmoddai region, reports Tamilwin.
A sign was erected on the land, belonging to local residents, declaring it to belong to the navy. Residents were forced out, with their huts, fences and crops destroyed.
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The land was in the midst of being cleared for agriculture, by owners who had only recently returned to the region after years of displacement.
The navy has reportedly already grabbed almost 500 acres of land in the east, despite not having received administrative approval to push ahead with plans for a naval camp.
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