What Happened
On 18.07.1986, Sri Lankan military conducted a cordon and search operation in villages of Manalchenai and Peruveli in Muthur. 44 civilians were arrested and taken away and shot dead. Most of those killed were displaced people from the villages of Menkamam, Kankuveli and Mallikaitivu.
Perpetrators
Sri Lankan Army
Sources & References
- NESOHR - Lest We Forget Volume I