Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera has instructed the police chiefs of Jaffna to immediately arrest the group of individuals who are allegedly extorting money from farmers in the Jaffna District.
Farmers have made complaints regarding the matter to the Agriculture Minister, who participated in the special agricultural committee meeting held at the Jaffna District Secretariat today (15), and the farmers have pointed out that the police have not taken any action on these incidents so far.
Furthermore, they have alleged that the said extortion gang that has operated at the Kodikamam and Sinnaveli markets over a long period of time, extort money from farmers when they bring their crops to the market for sale.
However, the minister, who considered the complaints made by the farmers, had instructed the relevant police chiefs to take action in order to immediately arrest these individuals.
