Residents in Mullaitivu condemned police injustice and partiality yesterday, accusing officers of failing to take action on gang violence.
Holding a protest in Oddusuddan, residents said the police were partial and lacked neutrality.
On February 18, a gang of men on motorbikes and crashed into a woman, who was subsequently admitted to hospital with critical injuries.
Despite residents complaining to the police, officers are yet to take action, protesters said.
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