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by Sarath Malalasekera

Five special Police teams which conducted investigations in connection with the complaints of kidnapping of youth and other civilians in the North and East by the LTTE, reported to IGP T.E. Anadarajah that there had been several abductions but they were unable to trace the LTTE suspects whose whereabouts are not known.

The CID questioned parents of the fifteen missing persons. They only could identify the LTTE suspects by a cyanide capsule they wore around the neck.

The special police teams are not in a position to proceed with the investigations as they were unable obtain more details about the LTTE suspects.

On a directive by the IGP, Staff DIG Keerthi Gajanayake is preparing an interim report to be sent to the President.

DIG Gajanayake said that the IGP had received over fifty complaints of missing persons.

Investigations revealed that some of the missing persons had left their homes early last month, but had not returned home.

Earlier President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga called for a report from the Inspector General of Police on the course of action to be taken in connection with the complaints of kidnapping of youth and other civilians in the North and East by the LTTE.

IGP T.E. Anandarajah who discussed this situation with the Senior DIGs and DIGs and had earlier appointed five teams to Ampara, Batticaloa, Vavuniya, Jaffna and Trincomalee Police Divisions.

Each team comprised of five members headed by a Superintendent of Police.

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