Sri Lankan police on Wednesday arrested four Tamil youths in Kodikaamam for allegedly hijacking a police vehicle.
The police reportedly tried to arrest the youths after they were involved in a quarrel at a wedding on September 11.
The youths however are alleged to have escaped by hijacking the police vehicle, which was later found abandoned around 1km away.
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