The Tigers injured a military intelligence officer at Chenkalady on 12 April. Police returned fire injuring civilians Hanifa and Sundaradevi. After a policeman died in Valaichchenai town in a LTTE ambush on 16 April, three civilians were killed and seven others wounded in police shooting. Amnesty International says firewood sellers K Sivakumar and K Ravichandran arrested in Chenkalady on 20 April have disappeared. The Army shot dead V Sutharsan and P Shankar on 26 April.
Relatives deny they had LTTE links.
Shanthi had been living in the Thirukovil refugee camp for the last six years. After a major search operation in Alayadivembu, all men in several villages in the area have been ordered by the Special Task Force to report at the Akkaraipatru military camp every week. Back to Sri Lanka Monitor Index page. Back to The Refugee Council Welcome page.