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Woman shot and killed in Thenmaradchi

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 11 January 2006, 10:26 GMT]
Unknown gunmen shot and killed a 31-years-old woman in Thenmaradchi Wednesday noon at the grounds of Panrithalaichi Amman Temple. The victim, Pavalarani, was abucted from her house in Mattuvil East, 6 km north of Chavakacheri, Wednesday morning by the gunmen, civilian sources said.

The victim, Miss Pavalarani Kanapathipillai, was employed in Chavakacheri Divisional Secretariat as Samurdhi Development Official for the past 5 years, sources added.

Samurdhi is a Sri Lanka Government managed poverty alleviation programme.

This is the third killing to be reported within the past 24 hours in Jaffna.