Dead bodies of Vanni IDP male and female recovered in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 10 February 2010, 02:26 GMT]
Koappaay police recovered the bodies of a male and a female first year students of Management Faculty of Jaffna University, found floating in Eriyaku'lam pond in Irupaalai by residents on Tuesday. The two students, both IDPs from Vanni, boy hailing from Jaffna and the girl from Batticaloa, had rejoined the University after being held in Vavuniyaa Sri Lanka Army (SLA) internment camp in Vavuniyaa, University sources told TamilNet. Fear and tension prevails among the students of Jaffna University.

The male student was identified as Victor Aruldas, 21, originally from Kaangkeasanthu'rai (KKS) who had later gone to Vanni.

The female student was identified as Velautham Thiruvili, 21, a native of Batticaloa.

A mobile phone which was found lying in the area by the local people had led them to discover the two bodies floating in the pond located in a deserted area.

Koappaay police handed over the bodies to Jaffna Teaching Hospital mortuary Tuesday evening.