CID Submits Court Update on Multiple 2008 Killings Involving Ex-Eastern Province Leader
June 16, Colombo (LNW): Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has presented fresh details to the Batticaloa Magistrate’s Court concerning three individuals under investigation over a series of fatal shootings that occurred in the Eastern Province nearly two decades ago.
Among those named in the proceedings are former Deputy Minister and ex-Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, widely known as Pillayan, along with Rasik Mohamed Faiz and Hameed Lebbe Mohamed.
The information was placed before Batticaloa Magistrate Annathurai Darshini on 15 June as investigators continue to pursue several long-running homicide inquiries linked to incidents reported in 2008.
According to the CID, the cases under examination involve five separate killings carried out in different parts of the district during a period marked by heightened security concerns and political tensions.
Investigators informed the court that one of the incidents took place on 9 January 2008 near a playground situated beside the Murugan Kovil, where two men were reportedly gunned down with a T-56 assault rifle.
Another case relates to a shooting along the main road in Kattankudy on 22 May 2008, in which two individuals lost their lives after being attacked by armed assailants.
The CID also outlined findings connected to the death of Alagathurai Dharmalingam, a resident of Koththiyapola within the Vavunathivu Police Division. Authorities stated that he was allegedly killed in a shooting carried out by an unidentified armed group.
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