Two homeguards arrested for LTTE links

Rafik Jalaldeen

POLONNARUWA: Two home guards were arrested for alleged links with the LTTE in Katuvanwila, Welikanda on Wednesday night, SSP Polonnaruwa Jayantha Wickramasinghe said.

SSP Wickramasinghe said the two homeguards were attached to Welikanda police. He said two claymore mines, five detonators, an AK-47 and 20 rounds of ammunition were recovered in a jungle close to their houses.

"The two suspects revealed that the weapons were given by the LTTE cadres from Vakarai to assassinate some Army personnel," he added. He said the homeguards have served for five years. "It is believed that they had maintained a close relationship with the Tigers in the last six months," he added.