Eight Tamil youths arrested in Puttalam checkpoint
[TamilNet, Tuesday, 10 January 2006, 21:04 GMT]
Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) soldiers arrested eight Tamil youths on Tuesday night at 7 p.m at the Manpuri checkpoint located in Puttalam - Kalpity Road, security sources said. All youths are residents of Liberation Tigers controlled area of Kaddaiparichchan in Mutur.
The youths were travelling in a private minibus and were arrested when the
bus was checked at the Manpuri checkpoint. The names of the arrested youths are:
- Kunam Kumaran
- Vadivel Nagarasa
- S Uvarasa
- Ramyah Kalirajah
- Kandan Nathan
- Sellappa Sivagnanam
- Eramuthu Balarajah
- Eramuthu Thuraisingam
The SLN handed over the youths to the Kalpity police station after arrest. Kalpity police Officer-In-Charge (OIC), Luxman Perera, said they are conducting investigations into the reasons for the group's travel.
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