Group arrested for commemorating LTTE in Kalkudah beach

Group arrested for commemorating LTTE in Kalkudah beach

May 18, 2021   07:20 pm

Police arrested a group of individuals who held an LTTE commemoration at Kiran Beach in Kalkudah, today (May 18).

Accordingly, 06 men and 03 women have been arrested and will be detained for 3 days under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

The leader of the arrested group has been identified as a 38-year-old male who runs a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO).

Reportedly, the group had made flower offerings to the sea following the commemoration.

The arrest has been made by a team of officers attached to the Eravur and Kalkudah Police.

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