Police arrests three ‘Aava’ gang members 

Officers of the Jaffna Range Crimes Division arrested three Aava gang members today. The three suspects had been in hiding after attacking two individuals with sharp weapons on January 15 near the Naachchi Amman Kovil, Jaffna. 

Police were also able to recover two swords used in the attack. The suspects identified as Chandrabala Akila Suman (25) from Manipay, Nagaratnam Dilakshan alias Motta Siva (19) from Manipay and Yuvarasa Dilakshan (23) from Aarugalmadam have now been handed over to the Jaffna Police for further investigation.