A former member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), who was arrested upon his arrival in Sri Lanka after being deported from India, has been released by the Mallakam Magistrate’s Court.
According to the Police Media Division, the suspect was produced before the Mallakam Magistrate’s Court yesterday (29), following 72 hours of detention and questioning by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID).
The case is scheduled to be taken up again on November 12, 2026.
The 50-year-old suspect, a resident of Masiyapiddy in Sandilipay, Jaffna, was arrested by TID officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake on the night of October 26.
Police said the suspect had previously been arrested by Indian security forces in 2015 in connection with attempts to reorganise the LTTE.
He was subsequently found guilty by an Indian court and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Following the completion of his prison sentence, he was deported to Sri Lanka, where he was arrested upon arrival and detained under a 72-hour detention order for further investigations. (Newswire)