Sri Lanka, April 16 -- Two persons have sustained injuries after the Police Special Task Force (STF) officers opened fire at a Cab that defied the orders to stop at a checkpoint in Point Pedro in Jaffna.
According to the Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana, the incident took place at around 7.30 am today (April 16).
The relevant checkpoint had been set up by the STF officers to protect a natural sand deposit from illegal sand miners in the area.
This morning, the STF officers at the checkpoint had signaled a Cab speeding towards them to stop, however, the driver had failed to obey the orders, the Police Spokesperson said.
As per the statements obtained from the STF officers at the scene, they had immediately moved to drag nail boards o...