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University student killed in Vadaramardchi

[TamilNet, Monday, 03 October 2005, 10:53 GMT]
A Jaffna University student and a driver of a Canter ELF truck was killed Monday morning in the Vadamaradchi area, Police said. Mr. Karthikesu Senthoorchelvan, 22, of Varany, Thenmaradchi area was the victim of the unknown attackers.

The victim, involved in illegal sand business, was loading sand from a sand dune between Vallipuram and Manalkadu, civilian sources said.

The motive for the killing is not established, according to the Point Pedro police conducting investigations into the killing.