A tense situation is prevalent in Protuvil, Trincomalee after police had a confrontation with the public after villagers in Potuvil handed over a memorandum against illegal construction in their fishing areas. The situation intensified after last night's bomb attack by an unknown group. However, our sources confirmed that a Reserve Police Constable had been involved in this incident of a grenade being thrown. An eye witness of this incident is said to have been beaten up by the police later on.
Several Muslim villagers were reported to have been hospitalized after the confrontation between the Police and the public after the incident.
The public complained that certain elements are creating a conflict in the area with several incidents of illegal construction. After the villagers handed over the memorandum, the District Secretary had investigated the matter and he too had decided that this construction was illegal.
Rauf Hakeem , the Leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, said that the Government should hold an independent inquiry on this matter, he also said that he will bring this matter before the police officials in the area. Hakeem further stressed that various interested extremist groups in the area with vested interests are stirring clashes between the Sinhalese and Muslims. He warned that there were some outside elements who would benefit from such activities. SLMC leader urged all communities in the East to act with maximum restraint, in spite of the difficult situation.
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