A young Tamil man has been admitted to the Tellippalai hospital after allegedly being attacked by a Sri Lankan soldier.
According to the police, the incident took place in the Chunnakam police division earlier this month. Sivalingam Kamildas, 22, from Uduvil Aaladi initially told the hospital that he was attacked by Sri Lankan soldiers who were travelling on a motorcycle.
However, when the Sri Lankan police arrived at the hospital to investigate the incident and interrogate Kamildas, he testified that instead he sustained the injuries through a fall and that he "could not remember" anything else.
Sri Lankan police are reportedly investigating the incident.