{
  "id": 17145951,
  "title": "Ex-LTTE member arrested at BIA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ex-ltte-member-arrested-at-bia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T23:45:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/ex-ltte-member-arrested-at-bia/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}