Event
Periyavilan land dispute firearm case
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Details
- Court
- Mallakam Magistrate’s Court
- Allegation
- Threatening a woman while brandishing a firearm during a land dispute in Jaffna on 25 April 2026
- Status
- Suspect bailed, as reported on 29 April 2026; no verdict reported
Connections (1)
- Ramanathan Archchuna / Arrested, remanded and bailed over, April 2026 / Periyavilan land dispute firearm caseAllegation
- Ilavalai Police arrested him on 27 April 2026 over allegations of criminal intimidation by brandishing a firearm and of criminal trespass. According to police, he threatened a woman on 25 April in Periyavilan during a dispute over land whose ownership is before a magistrate’s court.27 Apr 2026 · Ada Derana · MP Ramanathan Archchuna arrested
- In a Facebook video before his arrest he said a group had entered the property and thrown stones at him, that he used a personal firearm provided by the defence ministry to defend himself, and that he had no intention of harming anyone.26 Apr 2026 · Newswire · MP Archchuna issues clarification after viral video of altercation while holding firearm
- The Mallakam Magistrate’s Court released him on two surety bails, as reported on 29 April 2026.29 Apr 2026 · Ada Derana · MP Ramanathan Archchuna granted bail