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Five arrested over unlawful gathering in Jaffna
Five individuals arrested for participating in an unlawful gathering outside Tissa Raja Maha Vihara in Thaiyiddy, Jaffna, were produced before
Summary
According to the Police, the Mallakam Magistrate's Court ordered that the suspects are due to reappear in court on 26 January 2026. Police said the arrests were made after participants defied a court order prohibiting roadblocks, banners, unauthorized tents, and any demonstrations that obstructed the institution. The planned demonstrations were over a land dispute involving the temple, they added.
What this story is about
People
- Velan Swami.The
- S. Sridharan
Organisations
- Jaffna Mallakam Magistrate's Court
- Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi party
- Malpitiya Magistrate's Court
- Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
- Mallakam Magistrate's Court
- Parliament of Sri Lanka
- Police Media Division
- Palaly Police
Places
- Jaffna2
- Tissa Rajamaha Viharaya
- Tissa Raja Maha Vihara
- Kankesanthurai
- Thaiyiddy
Keywords
- arrested2
- protesting
- gathering
- unlawful
- dispute
- front
- five
- land
- over
- bei
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