What Happened
Paranthan is situated in the Kilinochchi district. The main economic activity of the people is farming.
Paranthan was subjected to many military attacks. In particular, this area faced persistent attacks from the Elephant Pass military camp.
On 28.06.1986 at 5:15am, there was shelling from the Elephant Pass camp. The military moved forward into the Paranthan main road. Seven farmers who were irrigating their plots along the main road were arrested by the military for no apparent reason. They were tied together by a rope and tortured. Their bodies were later discovered in the nearby waste water canal.
Perpetrators
Sri Lankan Army
Sources & References
- NESOHR - Lest We Forget Volume I