Indian sleuths interrogate captured Sea Tigers

Several areas and Sri Lankan refugee camps under the scanner

Interrogations continuing on the three LTTE Sea Tiger cardres seized by the Tamil Nadu Police on 09 April have revealed that they have been operating from various locations in Sri Lanka collecting information about the confidential plans and combat preparations of the Sri Lankan Navy to LTTE leadership, news reports from India state.

The news reports further states, quoting a Tamil Nadu Police officer, that it appears that the LTTE wanted to read the moods of the security force personnel, the preparedness and activities of the security agencies, loopholes in the existing set-up and chances of establishing new networks.

The Q branch of the LTTE of Tamil Nadu Police arrested on Monday 09 April three LTTE Sea Tiger cardres staying in as refugees at the Mandapam Transit camp in Rameshwaran in Ramanathapuram, in South India. According to reports from India the suspects were identified as Devajotheeswaran (24), Sugandan (22) and Justin Raj (23).

Interrogations revealed that they were members of the LTTE's so-called 'intelligence' wing.

These LTTE cardres were arrested by the TN police based on tips from other refugees of the camp being suspicious over the coded-language communications with their top levels in Jaffna.

The TN Police states to the press that they will not rule out the presence of some more members equal to the arrested and they are on the look out for such.

Courtesy : Government Information Department