A number of armed robberies were reported in Jaffna district this week with men carrying swords and iron rods breaking into homes.
Yesterday four houses across Chavakachcheri and Meesalai were targeted by a group of four men.
The men first broke into an elderly woman's home on Dutch Road, Chavakachcheri and beat her with iron rods until she handed over her jewellery. The group is later entered a home in Sangathanai where they slashed one of the residents before escaping.
Around 1am, the men broke into their third house in Meesalai West where they again stabbed one of the residents before running off with a gold necklace and bangles. The men attempted to enter another home in Meesalai however were forced to escape after the householders alerted neighbours by screaming.
On Monday, five shops in the outskirts of Jaffna town were burgled by a group of six masked men between the hours of 8-9pm.
A passerby was also mugged by the group who ran off with his jewellery.
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