Three LTTE cadres arrested from India
June 21, 2010 07:07 am
Three cadre of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were
arrested by the ‘Q’ Branch police in
Siva alias Mahindan alias Ilaiya Mahindan (33) and Tamil alias
Tamilselvan alias Sathish (38), both said to be members of the intelligence
wing of the LTTE, and Selvam alias Painter Selvam (40), a LTTE cadre, were
arrested when they assembled here for a meeting. They had reportedly planned to
smuggle explosives to
Siva had been staying at Chennai for more than a year while Selvam had been residing at Erode, both without registering themselves with the police. Tamilselvan had been staying in Tiruchi city. About 4,900 ordinary detonators and 430 electric detonators were seized from their possession.
They had reportedly procured the explosive materials over a
period and stocked them illegally for transport to
The trio had allegedly smuggled explosive substances to the LTTE
at the height of the war in
Highly placed sources said the trio had no plans to indulge in
any subversive act in
The Hindu