A soldier attempting to break in to a home late at night on Monday has angered residents of a Kilinochchi village.
The house in Dharmapuram, Kilinochchi, was home to a Tamil woman and her two young daughters.
According to a complaint lodged with Dharmapuram police, a soldier tried to force entry at around 1am on Monday.
Neighbours chased the soldier who escaped and hid in the nearby army camp. Locals identified the soldier as one of three stationed at the camp.
Locals report that the three soldiers have been transferred away as news of the trespass attempt has spread.
Journalists attempting to gather news on the incident have also been subject to threats and surveillance by army personnel.
The trespass attempt comes as civil society activists continue to raise concerns about threats to vulnerable women and female-only households living in the heavily militarised North-East.
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