Three police teams to trace missing IP

by Sarath Malalasekera

Inspector General of Police Chandra Fernando has deployed several police teams, including the Special Task Force (STF) to trace Inspector Thurairatnam Jeyaratnam of the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID). He is missing from last week.

The IGP said three Police teams will conduct investigations to trace the missing Inspector while the Special Task Force is watching the North and East areas.

The TID Officer had received several threats from the LTTE following his involvement in tracking down several LTTE carders in Colombo.

Jeyaratnam had received a number of threats recently, his wife Sarala said. She said:"The callers had asked him to leave the Police Department or to leave the country or face serious consequences."

Jeyaratnam had not been seen after he left home with an unknown person for dinner last week.

Sarala also had complained to the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission Headquarters about her husband's disappearance.