Former caretaker of Uduppiddi LTTE Heroes Resting Home found dead in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Saturday, 15 May 2010, 19:26 GMT]
Former caretaker of Uduppiddi E’l’langku’lam Heroes Resting Home of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eezham (LTTE) was found dead Saturday evening near the cremation grounds in Veampadi area in Thunnaalay South, Karaveddi, Vadamaraadchi, sources in Jaffna said. His body was naked and hands bound with many assault injuries.

The victim was identified as Nallaiah Baskaran, 44, the father of four children.

Baskaran had gone Saturday morning to the area where his body was found to attend his relative’s funeral and had not returned home.

Baskaran who was serving as the caretaker of the said Heroes Resting Home in Uduppiddi had fled Jaffna due to Sri Lanka Army (SLA) harassment and sought refuge in a camp in Vanni.

He had been permitted to return to Jaffna recently.