Jaffna Shooting (5 Killed, 2006)

September 22, 2006
Jaffna, Jaffna
Shooting
5 +
Killed

What Happened

The bodies of 3 family men who were abducted by unidentified persons, Thursday morning, were found with gun shot injuries near Sri Lanka Army's Forward Defence Lines (FDL) at Pariyavilan in the Valikamam sector of the Jaffna pensula, Thursday evening. Gunmen riding in motorbike shot and killed a postal employee in Chankanai Thursday morning and a 59-year-old man was shot dead in Valvettithurai in Vadamaradchi. The victims were abducted while they were cycling to market, Thursday. Relatives and villagers went searching for the men, after they found three abandoned bicycles. Later, in the evening their bodies were found at Periyavilan near Allaveddi near Sri Lanka Army's FDL. Mallakam District Judge, Ms.

Perpetrators

Sri Lankan Army

Sources & References

  • https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=19675

Documented Victim Demographics

Based on victims with documented names and details

Documented Victims (1 names)

# Name Age Occupation
1 Perampalam Navakumar 27 -
Children (age ≤ 12)