While clearing a private land in the Udayar forest in Mullaitivu on May 31, some species of barrels were found buried under the ground.
The incident was brought to the notice of the Puthukkudiyiruppu Police Court today (20) on the orders of the Mullaitivu District Magistrate.
The excavation operation was carried out in the presence of Mullaitivu District Magistrate Judge R. Saravanaraja in the presence of police officers, army officers and Grama Niladharis.
Seven barrels buried in the ground have been recovered and identified as kerosene as the fuels have been identified. Thus 715 liters of kerosene was recovered from 7 barrels.
The officer in charge of the Pudukudiyiruppu police station said that steps have been taken to present all the recovered items in the Mullaitivu District Magistrate’s Court tomorrow (21).
These items have been recovered from the land of Kandasamy
The back of the house land for gardening was cleaned with a heavy machine and the barrel was identified in the ground when the palm tree was removed.
“We do not know who put these things in. We were displaced at the end of 2009 when the war was going on. We do not know what happened. We resettled in 2011,” Kandasamy said. No products were found on our land.
These items have been recovered from the land of Kandasamy
The back of the house land for gardening was cleaned with a heavy machine and the barrel was identified in the ground when the palm tree was removed.
“We do not know who put these things in. We were displaced at the end of 2009 when the war was going on. We do not know what happened. We resettled in 2011,” Kandasamy said. He said no produce was found on our land and these were seen while cultivating the land for agricultural activity.