Indian actor arrested for visa violations

Sri Lankan-born Tamil cinema actor V.I.S. Jeyapalan has been arrested in the Mankulam area in Vavuniya for allegedly violating visa regulations, Police Spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana said.

Mr Jeyapalan, who was born in Jaffna and left for India during the height of the war, had recently returned to the island on tourist visa. 

He had reportedly traveled to Mankulam to commemorate the death of his mother. 

Mr Jeyapalan is an acclaimed Tamil poet and a writer and has also acted in several Indian movies. In 2011 he won the Indian National Award for his Acting in Tamil movie - Aadukalam.