Amnesty to hand over weapons in Eastern Sri Lanka ends
Sri Lanka Police has decided to commence search operations to arrest the people who have not handed over their weapons during the amnesty period that ended on Saturday.
According to the police department several armed groups have handed over their weapons last evening obeying the government’s amnesty period, but still there are more weapons in the possession of those armed groups.
Eighteen T-56 guns, five guns of 303 model, twenty pistols, sixteen hand grenades and 2,000 rounds of ammunition were among the weapons handed over last evening at the Meera Mosque in Kaththankudi, police confirmed.
Earlier government said there are 18 armed groups in the Eastern Province and nearly 400 firearms are in their possession.
Reportedly those armed groups have not used the amnesty period to hand over the weapons to the government.
source: LankaPage.com
