Former LTTE member detained for 72 hours after deportation from India
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1 min readFrom 5 outlets- WhatNews (සිංහල) and Sri Lanka Mirror report that he arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake on October 26.
- Sri Lanka Mirror reports he is 50 and lives in the Sandilippai area in Masiapitti.
- Sri Lanka Mirror reports that a 72-hour detention order was obtained for questioning about information from intelligence agencies.
WhatNews (සිංහල) and Sri Lanka Mirror report that the former LTTE member arrived in Sri Lanka from India through Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake on October 26. Daily Mirror, WhatNews (සිංහල), Ada Derana, Newswire, Sri Lanka Mirror and Ada Derana (සිංහල) report that the Terrorism Investigation Division took him into custody on arrival.
Sri Lanka Mirror reports that he is 50 and resides in the Sandilippai area in Masiapitti. Sri Lanka Mirror reports that the TID obtained an order permitting 72 hours of detention for questioning about information provided by intelligence agencies, and that the division is continuing its investigation.
Sri Lanka Mirror reports that Indian security forces arrested him in 2015 on suspicion of trying to reorganise the LTTE.
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Ada DeranaEN
Former LTTE member deported from India arrested at BIAWhatNews (සිංහල)SI
හිටපු LTTE සාමාජිකයෙකු අත්අඩංගුවට අරන්Sri Lanka MirrorEN
TID arrests former LTTE member deported from IndiaDaily MirrorEN
Former LTTE member detained for 72 hours after deportation from India
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