Abduction
Sriskantharajah Keethan (20), a technical college student of
Kaneshvaram, Alaveddy, was abducted by a group of unknown gunmen on
October 27, 2008. The men arrived in a white van and motorbikes around
5.30 pm and was abducted from a lawyer's house. It is apt to mention that
Keethan's brother, Sriskantharajah Kajan is in hiding, since some
unknown persons made inquires regarding his whereabouts, three months
ago.
Explosives found
1. It is alleged that
some army uniform and explosives were found in two Hindu temples in the
Valikamam area on 30.09.2008. Thereafter most of the Hindu temples
are being checked by the security forces.
Cordon & Search Operation
1.
Security forces conducted a
cordon search operation at the Vadamarachchi Zonal Educational Department on
03.10.2008, the office was thoroughly checked and security forces got
details of the all staff members working at the office.
2. Presently police and army are collecting details of
government staff members from their respective departments and office
3.
Security forces conducted a search operation in the Point Pedro Ceylon
Transport Board Office on 03.10.2008, from 11 am to 2 pm.
Killings
1. Markandu Suthanrajah
(28) of Sivakulala Road, Udumpirai West, Udumpirai, was shot dead at
Udumpirai junction on 15.10.2008 in the morning. He was in the prison
for 10 years and released before one month. He came to Jaffna before 20 days
only.
2.
Santhiyappillai Stanislous ( 42)
of Kaddapirai Kalviyankadu Jaffna, father of 7 children, was shot dead at
Amman Road Thirunelvely on 16.10.2008 around 12 noon.
3.
A youth was shot dead at Kokuvil on 03.10.2008 around 7pm.
4.
Tharmaraja Kobinath (22) of
Illavalai Jaffna was shot dead at Dutch Road, Allaveddy on 12 10.2008
around 6.15 pm when he was returning from his work place at Iruppalai.
5. One person was shot dead at Urumpirai Today on 15.10.2008.
Arrests
1. Thiyagaraja Suthagaran
of Ward No 04, Vellanai, Jaffna was arrested by the Police in connection
with a suicide attack on a convoy of the Minister Mithiripala Srisena, at
Vellanai on 18.10.2008. He was produced before the Magistrate's Court
of Jaffna and obtained order to detain at the Police station until
03.11.2008. He was arrested on the instruction of the Terrorist
Investigation Division.
2. After a firing
incident at Mahiyapidy, Allaveddy on 30.09.2008, 11 persons including
three Hindu priests were arrested and they being detained at the Manipay
Police details are
Amirthalinga Sharma Pathmaropa Sharma (24) Hindu Priest
Kugananthasharma Shomaskantha
Sharma (22)Hindu Priest
Nithiyananthasarma Jothysarma ( 26) Hindu Priest
Nagarajah Vijayarajah (61)
Kanthar Sellaiya (67)
Renuka Sriskantharaja (57)
Kanthaiya Satkunarajah ( 61)
Kunarajah Puvanan (22)
Perinpanathan Paramanathan (24)
Nagarajah Nadarajah
Thambaiya Paramasothi
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of detainees
3. Three persons were arrested by the Nelliady Police on suspicion of
many robberies in the Vadamarachchi area.
4. After a hand bomb
attack on electricity transformer at Pirampady in Kokuvil area, three
persons including a university student were arrested by the Army on
03.10.2008 and all of them were produced before the Magistrates' Court.
Jaffna and were remanded. Later on 06.10.2008 they were released on
bail. Details are,
1. Balasubramanium Piragalathan is a final year student of the Faculty of
Agriculture.
2. N. Rajeswaran
3. M. Uthayakumar
Injured
1. Murukaiya
Uthayakumar (42) and his Wife U.Vasanthanayaki were injured during an
artillery attack in Mallakam on 22.10.2008 in the early morning hours.
2. Army fired
towards the person namely Selvarajah Vijayaratnam who was riding on bicycle
during night time. He was injured.
Protective Custody
1.
The following persons surrendered to the HRC on 20.10.2008 and
requested protect custody as unknown persons were tracing them. They were
handed over to the Jaffna Police and later produced before the Magistrate's
Court, Jaffna under Case No AR 275/ 08. Now they are under protective custody
in the Jaffna Prison, except for Rajendram Karunakala, who is at the Kurunagar
Rehabilitation Centre.
1. Nadarajah Suresh (26) of Iyanar Kovilady, Koddikamam is a farmer
2. Ponnu Thayanachandran(38) Of Sooddiyapulam, Vasavilan is a farmer
3. Rajendram Karunakala (27) of Viyavil East, Meesalai, Is a Student
4. Fracis Michel of Inniyady (35) Chankaththanai, Chavakachcheri is tailor
5. Thevarajah Balakrishnan (24) Kerudavil North, Chavakachcheri is carpenter
2. Five persons including
one school girl surrendered to HRC on 20.10.2008 and requested protect
custody. Presently they are in the Jaffna prison under the protective custody.
Details will be sent later
3.Muthukumarasami
Baskaran (35) Konavallai Lane, Kokkuvil East, Kokuvil, father of three aged
12, 10 and 1 respectively, a business man and sole bread winner of the family,
surrendered to HRC on 6.10.2008 and HRC handed him over to the Jaffna
police. The police produced him before the Magistrate's Court, Jaffna and he
is under protective custody. According to him he has been harassed by the Army
as his brother-in-law is a LTTE sympathizer and he is in Vanni. He applied for
security clearance at the Urulu army camp before one year time and it was
refused and he was asked to report to the camp once in a week. Accordingly he
had been reporting to the camp regularly. During the past three weeks some,
unknown person were surrounding his house. He fears for his life.
4.
Following persons
surrender to HRC on 15.10.2008 and requested to protect custody as some
unknown persons were tracing them. They were handed over to Jaffna police and
police produced them before the Magistrate's Court, Jaffna under the case No
AR/265/08. Presently they are in Jaffna prison under the protective custody.
Details are
1. Kathiravel Nadarajah
2. Sinnarajah Mery Kirija
Both of them are of
Katpunai, Kantharoodai, Chunnakam
5.
Following
persons surrendered to HRC on 16.10.2008 and requested to protect
custody as some unknown persons were tracing them. They were handed over to
Jaffna police and police produced before the Magistrate Court of Jaffna under
Case No AR/268/08. Presently they are in Jaffna prison under the protective
custody. Details are,
1. Kanagalingam Suresh
of Alvai NorthWest, Alvai, Point Pedro
2. Thuraiyan Uthayatheepan of Sarasalai North , Chavakachcheri
3. Velayutham Mugunthan of Valarmathy Community Center, Karaveddy East,
Karaveddy, Point Pedro
Missing
1. Balasubramanium Pasam (25) father
of one, fisherman and Jayachandran Sayanthan (26) fisherman of Vathirayan,
Manatkadu , Vadamarachi East are reported missing since 01.10.2008.
They were last seen fishing. It is alleged that while fishing in the
LTTE controlled area a Navy boat suddenly fired at them.
Other
1. After the suicide attack on
merchant ships, the workers for unloading the goods from ship were not allowed
to enter into the high security zone for their work on 22.10.2008.
2. There was heavy firing sound in Karaveddy area on 20.10.2008 in the
early morning. It was continued for ten minutes There after Karaveddy area was
round up and searched by security forces.
3. The normalcy of Jaffna collapsed due to the strike called by EPDP. All the
shops were closed; schools, transport service and other Government office
except court were defunct. In many places it was forcibly defunct. In the
Jaffna town Kurunagar Market was supposed to be functioning and people also
gathered. At that time some EPDP members came on a motorbike and dispersed the
crowd. In Court, the officers who are regularly going to the Courts on
motorbike, reported to work and others could not report to the work due to non
availability of transport.
