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MANNAR MAN RAHULAN ALIAS ANTHONY PRODUCED IN A TIRUCHI COURT AND POLICE LOOKING FOR RAMESH KUMARBy Walter JayawardhanaA criminal court in the South Indian city of Tiruchi ordered a Sri Lankan Tamil named Rahulan alias Anthony to be kept in the custody of the Q Branch of the Tamil Nadu Police for further question him on the ongoing investigation into supplying explosive and other warlike material to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The man produced in the court on March 13 is considered to be an important link in the investigations and most probably a member of the terrorist group the LTTE from Mannar. He will be kept for a further period of ten days by the Q Branch of the Tamil Nadu Police. According to prior information released by the Tamil Nadu police in the case it was after questioning Rahulan alias Anthony they were able to trace 4.5 metric tons of iron balls at a place called Perambalur locked up in a house where soap was being manufactured. The Q branch of the Tamil Nadu police, which investigates into terrorist activities in the state, initially took Rahulan into custody after questioning another man connected with the LTTE, from Sri Lanka , named Arulseelan, resident in the city of Tiruchi and on the information divulged by him.
In a recent press conference the Congress Committee said it would not tolerate a culture of arms in the state and oppose any room for violence in the state. Welcoming the States steps to crack down on the supporters
of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Tamil Nadu, TNCC president
M. Krishnasswamy said the peace prevailing in the State should not
be disturbed by the "unlawful activities" of LTTE supporters.
He congratulated the State police for arresting 12 LTTE supporters
and detaining them under the Goondas Act |
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