Armed robberies by Karuna cadres escalate in Ea’raavoor

[TamilNet, Thursday, 01 November 2007, 01:44 GMT]
A Muslim youth lodged a complaint at Ea'raavoor police station that his motor bicycle was robbed in Savukkadi area by a Karuna group member, Ea'raavoor police said. Meanwhile, in a separate incident in Kommaathu'rai, also within Ea'raavoor police division, some members of Karuna group robbed school furniture worth 4 lakhs of Rupees from Vinayagar Vidyalayam.

The victim M.Naasar , a resident of A.K.M.Road, Kaadduppa'l'liyadi within Ea'raavoor police division , Batticaloa district in his complaint stated that he had gone to do electrical wiring in houses constructed in Savukkadi for Tsunami victims.

A group of men belonging to Karuna group waiting near a temple in Tha’lavaay area robbed his motor bicycle, the victim said.

He further stated that the alleged robbers are paramilitary members employed in Savukkady office of Karuna group.