Nine people were arrested after allegedly assaulting wildlife and Police Special Task Force officers during a raid on illegal forest clearing in Akkarayankulam on July 24, 2026. The joint raid was carried out by wildlife officers and officers from the Kilinochchi Police Special Task Force camp in the Mukkampan area of the Akkarayankulam Police Division. The officers had received information that a group was using a JCB machine to clear land insi…
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