Locals in Trincomalee district clashed with police after government officials attempted to survey land in Trincomalee, Pulmoddai and Arisimalai.
A 54 year old local man, Abookkar, was admitted to Pulmoddai hospital with injuries.
Locals rushed to the scene in protest, when surveyors arrived Tuesday morning at 8.30am escorted by armed police, Batticaloa News reports.
The locals, who said they were displaced from their homes and currently staying at relatives' houses in Pulmoddai, demanded that the land surveying be halted, stating that it was being done to divide the villages of Ponmalaikuda, Veerantheevu and Theththavadi.
A 54 year old local man, Abookkar, was admitted to Pulmoddai hospital with injuries.
Locals rushed to the scene in protest, when surveyors arrived Tuesday morning at 8.30am escorted by armed police, Batticaloa News reports.
The locals, who said they were displaced from their homes and currently staying at relatives' houses in Pulmoddai, demanded that the land surveying be halted, stating that it was being done to divide the villages of Ponmalaikuda, Veerantheevu and Theththavadi.
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