# List of people killed by Sri Lankan government forces

The following is a list of notable killings, including terrorists attributed to armed groups under the control of the Sri Lankan government – Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and paramilitary groups (Home Guards/Civil Defence Force, Eelam People's Democratic Party, Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal etc.).

## Killings in chronological order

| Victim | Position | Date | Location | District | Province | Method | Perpetrators |
| Premawathie Manamperi | Beauty queen | 1971 | Kataragama | Moneragala | Uva | Shot | Army |
| Father George Jeyarajasingham | Methodist priest; human rights activist | 13 December 1984 | | Mannar | Northern | Shot | Army |
| Father Mary Bastian | Catholic priest; human rights activist | 6 January 1985 | Vankalai | Mannar | Northern | Shot | Military |
| Vijaya Kumaranatunga | Sri Lanka Mahajana Party leader, actor | 16 February 1988 | Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | Government |
| Padmasiri Thrimavitharana | Medical student and prominent student activist | 22 October 1988 | Ratnapura | Ratnapura | Sabaragamuwa | Torture | Paramilitaries UNP Susantha Punchinilame |
| K. S. Raja | Radio Ceylon journalist | 1989 | Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | EPDP |
| Wijedasa Liyanarachchi | Lawyer | 2 September 1989 | Colombo General Hospital | Colombo | Western | Torture | Police |
| Upatissa Gamanayake | Deputy leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | November 1989 | | | | | Security Forces |
| Rohana Wijeweera | Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 13 November 1989 | Borella, Colombo | Colombo | Western | | Security Forces |
| Nihal Silva | Comedian and actor | 3 December 1989 | Dehiwala | Colombo | Western | Shot | Army |
| Richard de Zoysa | Author; journalist | 18 February 1990 | Welikadawatte, Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | Police |
| Rear Admiral Mohan Jayamaha | Senior naval officer | 8 August 1992 | Kayts | Jaffna | Northern | Land mine | Army |
| Lt. Gen. Denzil Kobbekaduwa | Senior army officer | 8 August 1992 | Kayts | Jaffna | Northern | Land mine | Army |
| Maj. Gen. Vijaya Wimalaratne | Senior army officer | 8 August 1992 | Kayts | Jaffna | Northern | Land mine | Army |
| Lalith Athulathmudali | Former cabinet minister; United National Party Member of Parliament | 23 April 1993 | Kirulapana, Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | Security Forces |
| Rohana Kumara | Satana editor | 7 September 1999 | Pangiriwatte, Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | Government |
| Nadarajah Atputharajah (alias Ramesh) | Eelam People's Democratic Party Member of Parliament | 2 November 1999 | Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | EPDP |
| Vasthian Anthony Mariyadas | Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation journalist | 31 December 1999 | Vavuniya | Vavuniya | Northern | Shot | Security Forces |
| Kumar Ponnambalam | Leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress | 5 January 2000 | Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | Government |
| Mylvaganam Nimalarajan | BBC journalist | 19 October 2000 | Jaffna | Jaffna | Northern | Shot | EPDP |
| Gangai Amaran | Deputy leader of the Sea Tigers | 2001 | Akkaraayankulam | Kilinochchi | Northern | Claymore mine | Army (LRRP) |
| Colonel Nizam | LTTE’s military intelligence leader for the east | 14 June 2001 | Vaathakkalmadu | Batticaloa | Eastern | Claymore mine | Army (LRRP) |
| Major Mano | LTTE’s head of communications for the east | 17 September 2001 | Paththarakkaddai | Batticaloa | Eastern | Claymore mine | Army (LRRP) |
| Colonel Shankar | LTTE’s second in command | 26 September 2001 | Oddusuddan | Mullaitivu | Northern | Claymore mine | Army (LRRP) |
| Aiyathurai Nadesan | Virakesari journalist | 31 May 2004 | Batticaloa | Batticaloa | Eastern | Shot | TMVP |
| A. Chandranehru | Former Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament | 7 February 2005 | | Batticaloa | Eastern | | ENDLF/TMVP |
| E. Kousalyan | LTTE's regional political leader | 7 February 2005 | | Batticaloa | Eastern | | ENDLF/TMVP |
| Taraki Sivaram | TamilNet editor | 28 April 2005 | | Colombo | Western | Shot | PLOTE/TMVP |
| Joseph Pararajasingham | Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament | 25 December 2005 | Batticaloa | Batticaloa | Eastern | Shot | EPDP/TMVP |
| Father Thiruchelvam Nihal Jim Brown | Catholic priest | 2006 | Allaipiddy | Jaffna | Northern | | Navy |
| Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan | Sudar Oli journalist | 24 January 2006 | Trincomalee | Trincomalee | Eastern | Shot | EPDP |
| Vanniasingam Vigneswaran | President of the Trincomalee District Tamil Peoples' Forum | 7 April 2006 | Trincomalee | Trincomalee | Eastern | Shot | TMVP |
| Ranjith Kumar | Uthayan journalist | 2 May 2006 | Jaffna | Jaffna | Northern | Shot | EPDP |
| Suresh Kumar | Uthayan journalist | 2 May 2006 | Jaffna | Jaffna | Northern | Shot | EPDP |
| Colonel Ramanan | LTTE’s military leader for Batticaloa District | 21 May 2006 | Vavunathiv | Batticaloa | Eastern | Shot | Army/TMVP |
| Sampath Lakmal de Silva | Sathdina journalist | 2 July 2006 | Dehiwela | Colombo | Western | Shot | Army |
| Pon. Ganeshamoorthy | General Manager of the People's Bank; literary figure; poet | 4 August 2006 | Kankesanthurai | Jaffna | Northern | Shot | Military intelligence |
| S. Sivamaharajah | Former Tamil United Liberation Front Member of Parliament | 20 August 2006 | Tellippalai | Jaffna | Northern | Shot | EPDP |
| Nadarajah Sivakadatcham | Principal of Kopay Christian College | 11 October 2006 | Jaffna | Jaffna | Northern | Shot | EPDP |
| Nadarajah Raviraj | Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament | 10 November 2006 | Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | EPDP/TMVP |
| Chandrabose Suthaharan | Nilam editor | 16 April 2007 | Thirunavatkulam | Vavuniya | Northern | Shot | Security Forces |
| Selvarajah Rajivarnam | Uthayan journalist | 29 April 2007 | Jaffna | Jaffna | Northern | Shot | EPDP |
| Sahadevan Nilakshan | Chaalaram editor | 1 August 2007 | Kokkuvil | Jaffna | Northern | Shot | Security Forces |
| Father Nicholas Pillai Pakiaranjith | Catholic priest; aid worker | 26 September 2007 | Kalvilaan | Mannar | Northern | Roadside bomb | Army (LRRP) |
| S. P. Thamilselvan | LTTE’s political leader | 2 November 2007 | | Kilinochchi | Northern | Air strike | Air Force |
| Isaivizhi Chempiyan | Voice of Tigers broadcaster | 27 November 2007 | Thiruvaiaru | Kilinochchi | Northern | Air strike | Air Force |
| T. Maheshwaran | United National Party Member of Parliament | 1 January 2008 | Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | EPDP |
| Colonel Charles | LTTE’s military intelligence leader | 6 January 2008 | Pallamadu | Mannar | Northern | Roadside bomb | Army (LRRP) |
| K. Sivanesan | Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament | 6 March 2008 | A 9 highway | Mullaitivu | Northern | Roadside bomb | Army (LRRP) |
| Father M. X. Karunaratnam | North East Secretariat on Human Rights (NESoHR) | 20 April 2008 | Mannankulam | | | Claymore mine | Army (LRRP) |
| P. Devakumaran | Shakthi TV journalist | 28 May 2008 | Navanthurai | Jaffna | Northern | Hacked to death | EPDP |
| N. Nanthakumar | Divisional Secretary for Thunukkai | 29 June 2008 | Mullaitivu | Mullaitivu | Northern | Claymore mine | Army (LRRP) |
| Lasantha Wickramatunge | The Sunday Leader editor | 8 January 2009 | Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | Government |
| Puniyamoorthy Sathiyamoorthy | Freelance journalist | 12 February 2009 | Theavipuram | Mullaitivu | Northern | Artillery | Army |
| Isaipriya | O'liveechchu broadcaster | 18 May 2009 | Mullivaikkal | Mullaitivu | Northern | Shot | Army |