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REMAINS BROUGHT IN 24 BAGS FOR TESTING
Friday, 26 November 2010 02:23
More to be excavated
By Supun Dias and Pradeep Hewage
A forensic team, excavating two mass grave sites in Vallipuram, Mullaitivu, found some remains of army and navy personnel beleived to be killed by the LTTE, yesterday morning and were brought to Colombo in 24 gunny bags for further forensic investigations, police said.
A senior police official said that most of the remains were powdery substance, and was believed to be human ashes and a few bone parts.
Sources said that initial investigations had revealed that sixteen of the victims could be traced based on information gathered from LTTE suspects who are in custody of the TID.
A group of 60 forensic experts have been excavating the two sites in Vallipuram, Mullaitivu, where 26 security forces personnel- eight sailors and 18 soldiers- were believed to have been tortured and killed.
The police officer said that it is believed that victims were killed on January 16, 2009 and also revealed that these men were held in the ‘Victor 1’ base which was run by Ratnum Master, the deputy of LTTE Intelligence chief Pottu Amman. The LTTE suspect, who is under custody had also revealed that bodies of these soldiers burnt by sugar, kerosene, firewood and diesel after being shot dead.
The two sites were located some 28km from the Mullaitivu- Paranthan main road and nine kilometres into the deep jungles in Vallipuram where the LTTE had a base called ‘Victor 1’. The base was used to keep soldiers and civilians who acted against them under detention and to interrogate them.
Meanwhile, the police said that the families of the victims would be informed with the established details after the forensic examinations are concluded. The TID conducted the investigations under the directions of its Director DIG Nimal Wakishta.