5 hurt as group attacks house with gas bomb in Jaffna

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A group of people who forcibly entered a house in the Thavady area of Chunnakam, Jaffna have reportedly hurled a petrol bomb injuring five
individuals who were inside the house.Police mentioned that a mother, father, daughter and son of the same family were admitted to the
Jaffna Teaching Hospital, owing to burn injuries sustained during the incident, yesterday (16).Investigations have revealed that a daughter
of the family in question had been involved in a love affair with a young male from the Urumpirai area of Jaffna and the said youth had
attacked the house with a petrol bomb along with his friends over an argument, according to police.Police stated that the group of suspects
who set fire to the house had also attacked a three-wheeler parked in front of the house and damaged the doors and windows of the
said.Chunnakam Police is conducting further investigations regarding the incident.