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Canadian Tamil husband portrays 'White Van' gimmick to elude homicide
www.defence.lk">Swift investigations and timely action initiated by Jaffna security forces Head Quarters have led to an arrest of a homicide suspect and rescue of an abducted 15 year old child in Jaffna. According to Jaffna security forces Head Quarters, the arrest of the killer and aide was made within 24hours of the incident that laid trail to a startling revelation.
As per Chavachcheri Police, sting operations are now under way with the assistance of security forces to arrest remaining suspects/assassins.
The killer indentified as Selvathurai Kuhadhas, Canadian Tamil citizen, arrived in Sri Lanka on the 1st week of March driven with a subtle motive of reprisal- to kidnap his 15 year old son. Kuhadhas had spent a few days in Colombo preparing for the kill, sketching-out his final moves disguising the brutal act under cover of a "white Van facade".
Kuhadhas had acquired a 'White Dolphin van' (253-3852), from Wellawathe in Colombo and hired two contract assassins, from Vavuniya while en route. The armed suspects left from Vavuniya, and arrived at Chavachahceri on Sunday (March 6), where his wife Kuhadhas Shanthini, 37, was residing with her son Kuhadhas Ruban, 15.
According to the information revealed so far, Shanthini (victim) had been residing with her relations at Meesalai East, Meesalai since Selvathurai left for foreign shores. The killers had arrived at the victim's, uncle's house at Chavachcheri- Sunday- forcibly taking away the former and her son in broad-daylight. Following minutes of the abduction, news spread of a certain 'white-van' -giving way for fear-psychosis, popularly orchestrated by LTTE propagandists. On receiving of the perpetrated abduction of two civilians, Jaffna security forces Head Quarters and intelligence sleuths of the 52 Division initiated coordinated efforts to net the suspects immediately.
As revealed by Selvathurai, during initial interrogations by security forces following his arrest, the abductors had made their way to a remote shrub area at Chavachcheri to perpetrate the brutal act. According to Kuruban, 15, two other men who were inside the van had threaten with severe reprisal at gun-point if any resistance.
As pre-planned the killers had dragged Shanthini off the van severely assaulting her and chocking her to death with the use of a cycle chain. Following the brutal killing of Shanthini the assassins had fled along with the boy ( Kuruban), who was later left under the custody of a woman at a lodge in close proximity at the Jaffna Kachcheri.
Security forces were successful in arresting Selvathurai, prime suspect, within hours while attempting to flee despising arrest. Further, investigations led to the rescue of the 15 year old boy and arrest of the aide woman and van driver identified as Raja.
More information will follow....