Premini Thanuskodi
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Premini Thanuskodi was a minority Sri Lankan Tamil women who was working as a Chief Accountant for TRO a legally registered charity in Sri Lanka but considered Pro LTTE when she was kidnapped on June 30, 2006 and was later raped and murdered. She was 25 years old. Premini was also an undergraduate at the Eastern university at Vantharumoolai.[1]
| Background |
| Sri Lanka • History of Sri Lanka |
| Origins of the Civil War |
| Origins of the Civil War Black July • Riots and pogroms Human rights • Allegations of state terror Tamil militant groups |
| LTTE |
| LTTE • Attacks • Expulsion of Muslims from Jaffna |
| Current major figures |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa Velupillai Prabhakaran Karuna Amman Gotabaya Rajapaksa Sarath Fonseka |
| Indian Involvement |
| Operation Poomalai Indo-Sri Lanka Accord Indian Peace Keeping Force Rajiv Gandhi • RAW |
| See also |
| Military of Sri Lanka TMVP • EPDP Notable assassinations • Child soldiers |
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[edit] Incident
Premini Thanuskodi along with other TRO employees were travelling to Kilinochchi when they stopped at the checkpoint at Welikanda near Batticaloa after that they saw a white van chasing and overtaking them later a few armed men kidnapped them and took there vehicle to a nearby Jungle .[2]They were kept overnight and a few TRO employees were released after being interrogated during which they were tortured by the TMVP intelligence chief Sitha on the allegation of belonging to the intelligence wing of the LTTE .The male TRO employees who failed to convenience the TMVP cadres were killed later Premini was gang raped and was killed and her body was dumped in the bushes. .[3][4][5]
[edit] Reaction
TRO complained to the Sri Lankan police and blamed the Tamil paramilitary of TMVP .[6][7]There were appeals from Amnesty International expressing concerns about there safety.[8]
[edit] Government Reaction
The Sri Lankan President called for a probe however no one has been arrested or charged. [9]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Paramilitaries abduct 5 TRO staff in Welikande
- ^ Amnesty International Sri Lanka: Fear for Safety
- ^ The tragic fate of TRO employees abducted by Karuna cadres
- ^ BBC report
- ^ 2 TRO workers released
- ^ TRO Update
- ^ BBC paramilitaries to blame
- ^ Amnesty Appeal for safety.
- ^ Swift probe ordered on TRO abductions
