There, she was stripped and raped repeatedly by Sinhala soldiers. Atchuvely Selverajah Theenuka is a 10 year old Tamil Hindu girl, living in Pathmeni, Atchuvely on the Jaffna Peninsula. At 8.15, she was abducted by Sri Lankan soldiers and taken to the Sri Lankan army's Puttur V.C. camp. There, she was stripped and raped repeatedly by Sinhala soldiers. When they had finished, the soldiers released the child.
Police have powers to record statements, investigate and pros- ecute offenders.
The concentration of powers allow the police to take short-cuts by torture in custody, says Mr Ramanathan. After restrictions at Thandikulam checkpoint were lifted on 22 October, around 16,000 people from the north entered Vavuniya. A woman who was raped has been admitted to the Vavuniya hospital.