Sri Lanka, May 13 -- The team of STF Officers who risked their lives to rescue two underage children held hostage by their father while holding a hand grenade, in the Jalthara area in Hanwella, were recently rewarded with cash prizes by Public Security Minister Tiran Alles and IGP Deshabandu Thennakoon.

The incident occurred on Sunday (5) evening at a housing complex in the Jalthara area, where a father had held his two children hostage, demanding the return of their mother, who had left home following a family dispute.

Upon receiving information, the STF Officers had promptly arrived at the location and, after a six-hour long operation, rescued the children and arrested the father.

The Officers had conducted this operation despite the...