An unidentified group has attacked the house of journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrema this morning.

Four persons who had arrived at the Cambridge Court housing complex in Piliyandala where he was staying in a white van had first forcibly opened the main entrance gate of the housing scheme.

It is said that the security forces who were there later aimed a pistol at the employee’s head and threatened him and came to the journalist’s house.

The unidentified persons who had entered the housing complex had hurled stones at the house of Chamuditha Samarawickrema and caused severe damage to his house.

 Meanwhile, the Journalists’ Association of Sri Lanka has condemned the attack on journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrema.

The union says that if any group tries to silence journalists by carrying out thug attacks, the relevant authorities should take immediate action against it as well as prevent such heinous media repression.

Police Media Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa stated that three police teams have launched investigations into the incident.