Key paramilitary operative's residence attacked

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 05 March 2008, 10:51 GMT]
Unknown men lobbed a hand grenade Wednesday 2:00 a.m. while Kumarasamy Pushpakumar alias Iniyaparathy, a key paramilitary operative of TMVP group was at sleep at Paa'ndirippu in Kalmunai police division in Ampaa’rai district, Kalmunai police said. The residence sustained damage. Nobody was wounded in the attack.

Pushpakumar is an area head of the paramilitary group.

Paa'ndirippu police sentry post is located around 25 meters from the residence.

Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) commandos and Police engaged in a cordon and search operation in the area following the attack. An unexploded grenade was recovered at the site.