STF arrests mother, daughter in Kalmunai

[TamilNet, Friday, 27 January 2006, 11:22 GMT]
Soldiers of Sri Lanka Special Task Force (STF) arrested a mother and daughter in Batticaloa for helping a suspected gunman responsible for the grenade attack on Veenamunai Police sentry at 10 a.m. Friday, police sources in Batticaloa said.

Kannaki, 45, and her daughter Thayalini, 18, residents of Pillaiyar temple road, Veramunai, were arrested and handed over Veramunai police post for providing drinking water to the suspected gunman.

The Police post is located at Alminiyar Road which separates the Tamil and Muslim areas in Veeramunai.

Veeramunai is located 45 km south of Batticaloa town.