Ex-LTTE member arrested at BIA
..deported from India after serving 10 year jail term The Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) has arrested a former LTTE cadre deported to Sri Lanka from India. The Tiger was arrested by Indian security authorities in 2015 over his alleged involvement in efforts to reorganise the LTTE. Following a trial in an Indian court, he was […]
The Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) in Sri Lanka has arrested a former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre who was deported from India. The individual, a 50-year-old man previously residing in Masiapiddy, was arrested upon his arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport on Monday night (26). The suspect was deported from India in 2015 after serving a 10-year jail term for alleged involvement in LTTE reorganisation efforts.
He was convicted in an Indian court and sentenced to the same period. Upon his arrival, he was taken into custody by TID officers, who have obtained a 72-hour detention order to further question him based on intelligence agency information.
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