JVP parliamentarian arrested, UNP provincial councilor remanded

[TamilNet, Saturday, 23 August 2008, 21:08 GMT]
Sri Lanka Police Saturday evening arrested Premasiri Manage, parliamentarian of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) at Rambukkana in the south with two others in connection with the assault on a government supporter on August 18. He and other two are being detained in the police station and being interrogated, police sources said adding that the suspects were traveling in a vehicle with arms.
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UNP chief ministerial candidate injured in attack

[TamilNet, Thursday, 14 August 2008, 05:51 GMT]
Film actor cum politician Ranjan Ramanayake, United National Party (UNP) chief ministerial candidate in Sabragamuwa Provincial Council election, was injured Wednesday night when persons alleged to be supporters of the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) attacked the convoy of UNP vehicles in Gal-Ela area in Ratnapura district, in Sabaragamuwa province. Two police officers of the police security team accompanying the convoy were also injured, sources in Colombo said.
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2 Tamil youths abducted in Kotahena

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 02:49 GMT]
Two Tamil youths, who returned from Qatar in Middle East and had been staying in a lodge along Vivekananda Hill in Kotahena to go again for employment abroad, were abducted by a group of armed persons who allegedly posed as officials of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Police last Friday afternoon around 12.30, according to complaints lodged with the Kotahena Police and other human rights groups on Monday by their relatives.
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Tamil youth abducted in Wellawatte

[TamilNet, Sunday, 27 July 2008, 04:53 GMT]
Jeganathan Dinesh, 24, working in a communication centre along Vihare Mawatte in Wellawatte, was abducted by unidentified armed persons arrived in white van Saturday night around 9:30 p.m., according to complaints lodged with the Wellawatte Police and human rights groups.
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2 Tamil labourers abducted in Colombo

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 22 July 2008, 20:49 GMT]
Two Tamil labourers working in a shop along Galle Road in Dehiwala in Colombo were abducted by a group of persons dressed in police uniform Monday night. The gang arrived in a white van and forcibly took Muthukumar Selvakumar and Palaniyaandi Shanmugarasa from the shop, according to complaints lodged by the owner of the shop with the Dehiwala Police and humanitarian organizations.
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Tamil civilian abducted in Negombo

[TamilNet, Sunday, 20 July 2008, 07:03 GMT]
A Tamil civilian was abducted Saturday evening by unidentified persons came in a white van at Vaikaal in Wennapuwa police division in Negombo district according to complaints lodged with the Wennapuwa police by his relatives.
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6 Tamil civilians arrested in Buttala

[TamilNet, Sunday, 13 July 2008, 02:24 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and police in a joint cordon and search operation conducted along Buttala-Kathirkaamam road Saturday arrested six Tamil civilians Saturday, sources said. The search was triggered by the attack Friday morning on a passenger bus by a group of unidentified gunmen that killed four commuters and wounded 26 others.
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Family man abducted in Vavuniyaa

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 09 July 2008, 17:37 GMT]
Varatharaja Ganeshamoorthy, 32, a father of three children was abducted by a group of more than ten unidentified armed persons on July 4 night around 10:00 p.m from his house at Amman Koayilady in Thonikal in Vavuniya police division, according to complaints made by his wife Lakshmi with the Vavuniyaa Police, regional offices of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) and the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) Tuesday
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White van gang abducts family man in Chengkaladi

[TamilNet, Sunday, 22 June 2008, 09:29 GMT]
Unidentified armed men in a white van forcibly abducted Thursday around 3:30 p.m. a family man from Chengkaladi in Ea’raavoor police division in Batticaloa district while he was going to Chengkaladi public market with his friend on a bicycle, according to complaint made to Ea’raavoor police by his family members.
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3 Tamils abducted, youth reported missing in Colombo

[TamilNet, Thursday, 12 June 2008, 13:40 GMT]
Unidentified armed men in civil clothes abducted Wednesday around 10:30 p.m. the manager of a lodge in Kotahena while a family man was abducted the same night by a gang of armed men arriving at his house in Kotahena. In the third abduction, three men in police uniform and one in Sri Lanka Army (SLA) uniform abducted Monday an elderly man from his house in Wattala, sources in Colombo said. Meanwhile, a Tamil youth from Kotahena is reported missing from his home since Tuesday, according to the complaint made by his relatives to Kottahena police.
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White van gang abducts Tamil civilian in Dehiwela

[TamilNet, Monday, 09 June 2008, 15:11 GMT]
Unidentified armed men in a white van abducted Sunday night the owner of a hair dressing saloon in Dehiwela while he was returning home after having closed the saloon, according to a complaint made to Dehiwela police. Policemen had gone a few days ago to the house of the person abducted and interrogated him, his mother Raasaathi complained to Deputy Minister P. Radhakrishan, Colombo district parliamentarian.
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Muslim hooligans sexually assault mother, daughter in Akkaraippattu

[TamilNet, Friday, 06 June 2008, 22:31 GMT]
A mother and her daughter who were custodians at a coconut estate were sexually assaulted by a gang of Muslim thugs at 1:30 a.m. Friday in Oluvil area within Akkaraippattu police division in Ampaa'rai District, police sources said.
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Mechanic abducted in Kalmunai

[TamilNet, Friday, 06 June 2008, 09:59 GMT]
Five unidentified men in a van abducted a motor mechanic from his repair garage in Maruthamunai, Periya Neelaava’nai in Kalmunai police division in Ampaa’rai district, Thursday around 5:30 p.m, according to the complaint made by the victim's wife to Kalmunai police, sources in Batticaloa said.
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Gang obstructs Wickremasinghe on his way to parliament

[TamilNet, Thursday, 05 June 2008, 21:05 GMT]
"It is a slur on the democracy," said Speaker W.J.M.Lokkubandara Thursday in parliament commenting on the protest by a group of persons blocking the road that leads to Jayewardene Parliamentary Complex and shouting slogans against Ranil Wickremasinghe, leader of the main United National Party (UNP) when he was on his way to attend the opening of the third session of the sixth parliament, parliamentary sources said.
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Armed gangs rob houses in Jaffna at gun point

[TamilNet, Thursday, 05 June 2008, 02:51 GMT]
Unidentified armed men on more than five motorcycles robbed millions of rupees worth jewelry and money during curfew hours at gun point from a house in Vaddukkoddai and another in Kokkuvil area Tuesday night, sources in Jaffna said. Earlier, Sunday night, during curfew hours, armed men on motor cycles assaulted a Saiva priest in Kokkuvil and set fire to the vehicles of another Saiva priest in Koa’ndaavil when their attempts to rob the houses of the priests failed.
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Armed gang attacks Saiva priest during robbery attempt

[TamilNet, Monday, 02 June 2008, 09:56 GMT]
An unidentified armed gang during a robbery attempt Sunday in Kokkuvil and Koa’ndaavil areas close Jaffna town at 12:30 a.m. during curfew hours, severely assaulted the priest of a Saiva temple at his house in Pottpathi Veethi in Kokkuvil when the priest tried to confront the robbers, sources in Jaffna said. The armed gang had also tried to rob the house of another Saiva temple priest in Koa’ndaavil and when he refused to come out of the house the gang set fire to his motorcycle and other vehicles parked outside.
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Vavuniyaa Court directs SLA to arrest abductors

[TamilNet, Sunday, 18 May 2008, 17:42 GMT]
Vavuniyaa Magistrate M.Ilancheliyzan Friday directed the Commanding Officer of the Veappangku'lam detachment of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) to arrest the members of a gang who have allegedly abducted a Tamil trader on Tuesday from his residence in Veappangku'lam. The Magistrate summoned Colonel Perera, Commanding Officer to court and issued the directive on a written complaint made by the wife of the trader to court, legal sources said.
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SLMC headquarters searched by Police in Colombo

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 18:42 GMT]
The headquarters of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) located in Colombo was searched by the police Wednesday afternoon. Officer-in-Charge of the Fort Police Station, Jayaratne Manamperi told media persons that the SLMC headquarters had been searched on receipt of information that a member of the underworld criminal gang operating from Slave Island was hiding there.
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Tamil trader abducted in Kotahena

[TamilNet, Thursday, 17 April 2008, 02:21 GMT]
Unidentified men arriving in a white van abducted a Tamil trader Tuesday night around 7:30 p.m. from his residence located along Jampettah Road at Kotahena in Colombo city, according to a complaint lodged Wednesday by his wife with the Kotahena Police, media sources said.
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Youth seeks protection with Jaffna HRC

[TamilNet, Friday, 11 April 2008, 03:31 GMT]
A youth, who managed to escape an attempt to abduct him by a gang of armed men on motor cycles in Jaffna town in broad daylight Thursday, sought protection with Human Rights Commission (HRC) Jaffna office. HRC officials made arrangements for the youth to be placed in the protective custody in Jaffna prison through Jaffna Magistrate Court, sources in Jaffna said.
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