Kanthalai Massacre 1985

November 9, 1985
Kanthalai, Trincomalee
Mass killing
6
Killed

What Happened

Kantalai is situated in the Trincomalee district. On 09.11.1985, Sri Lankan military went to the home of Mayilvakanam near Kanthalai Pillayar temple and abducted all six people from the house. Their bodies were later found in 4th Milepost area in Allai road. Among the six were two daughters of Mayilvakanam. Postmortem revealed that the two girls were raped before being killed.

Perpetrators

Sri Lankan Army

Sources & References

  • NESOHR - Lest We Forget Volume I

Documented Victim Demographics

Based on victims with documented names and details

Documented Victims (6 names)

# Name Age Occupation
1 Mayilvakanam Head of household
2 Mayilvakanam's wife -
3 Mayilvakanam's daughter 1 -
4 Mayilvakanam's daughter 2 -
5 Mayilvakanam's family member 5 -
6 Mayilvakanam's family member 6 -
Children (age ≤ 12)