What Happened
Puthukkudiyiruppu is situated in the Mullaithivu district 20 Kms from Mullaithivu town.
On 21.04.1985, SLAFs from Mullaitivu rounded up the village. Government employees were identified and released. People who did labour work for daily wages were taken in a military vehicle towards Oddisuddan.
Survivor account: "On the 21st April 1985, they arrived very early in the morning. We were still asleep. As our house was right next to Oddisuddan Road, we were unable to run anywhere. They rounded up people and took them to Puthupalavu Shop. They arrested me too. But because my mother came running towards them screaming and pleading to let me go – they did.
We heard a big explosion. We later found out that over 30 people were taken to a lane near Oddisuddan Road and shot. Most of the people died. The bodies were taken in one of the SLA vehicles to Oddisuddan Road and burnt with kerosene and tar."
Perpetrators
Sri Lankan Armed Forces
Sources & References
- NESOHR - Lest We Forget Volume I