At least 50 persons were arrested this month alone in Jaffna over recent sword attack incidents and other gang violence incidents reported in the region, police said.
The suspects, majority of them are youths are from Chunnakam, Manipay, Kopay were taken into custody during a police search operation launched by police recently.
Earlier police said they have received complaints from public that notorious gangs named 'Aava, Victor, Dhanu Rock' were involved in many gang clashes and damaged private properties over personal issues.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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