What Happened
Pullumalai village had faced many atrocities by the Sri Lankan military. On 20.05.1980 the Sri Lankan military and its homeguards burnt down more than 100 homes. 25 young men were arrested and taken to Koduvamadhu and killed.
On 08.05.1986, the military arrived from Mahaoya and began attacking the village. 18 civilians were stood on a line and shot dead. 51 civilians disappeared. Many families were killed en masse. The mother, four children and an eight month old baby from the family Nagalingam Rajaratname were killed that day. Children died when the military stepped on them with their boots. Kanthasamy, his Sinhala wife and their child were killed.
On 10.11.1986, more people were killed including a three month old baby. Six women who were killed were raped before being murdered. 24 people arrested on this day disappeared.
Perpetrators
Sri Lankan Army
Sources & References
- NESOHR - Lest We Forget Volume I