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Thursday, November 23, 2017
White van abduction was just plain-clothes officers making arrest Jaffna police claim
22Nov 2017
A 'white van style' abduction of a Tamil youth which sparked fears in
Jaffna was an arrest made by plain-clothes officers, Sri Lankan police
have said.
A Tamil youth waiting at Jaffna bus stand was bundled into a white van
on Tuesday evening. The incident which took place at rush-hour following
the end of the working day had sparked fears in Jaffna, exacerbated by
reports of spates of arrests in the run-up to Maaveerar Naal.
As news of the abduction spread, Koppay police announced on Wednesday
morning that the alleged abduction was a case of plain-clothes officers
making an arrest.
Koppay police said they had received tip-offs that 17-year-old
Kajabalasingham Nitharsan was a member of the ‘Aava’ gang and an
informant for the group.
“We had tried several times to arrest him, but each time he would escape,” a Koppay police spokesperson said.
After receiving a tip-off that he was waiting at Jaffna bus stand on
Tuesday evening, plain-clothes officers arrested him in a van and
brought him to Koppay police station, the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said that with Mr Nitharsan being investigated, police
had been able to gather a lot of information on the Aava gang. Koppay
police claimed to have recovered a motorcycle and a sword used in a
recent attack in Manippay from a search of Mr Nitharsan's home.
Despite the police denial that the incident was an abduction, Jaffna
residents have criticised the manner of the arrest and other police
activities, which local groups have said are designed to intimidate
Tamils in the run-up to Maaveerar Naal.
22Nov 2017
A 'white van style' abduction of a Tamil youth which sparked fears in
Jaffna was an arrest made by plain-clothes officers, Sri Lankan police
have said.
A Tamil youth waiting at Jaffna bus stand was bundled into a white van
on Tuesday evening. The incident which took place at rush-hour following
the end of the working day had sparked fears in Jaffna, exacerbated by
reports of spates of arrests in the run-up to Maaveerar Naal.
As news of the abduction spread, Koppay police announced on Wednesday
morning that the alleged abduction was a case of plain-clothes officers
making an arrest.
Koppay police said they had received tip-offs that 17-year-old
Kajabalasingham Nitharsan was a member of the ‘Aava’ gang and an
informant for the group.
“We had tried several times to arrest him, but each time he would escape,” a Koppay police spokesperson said.
After receiving a tip-off that he was waiting at Jaffna bus stand on
Tuesday evening, plain-clothes officers arrested him in a van and
brought him to Koppay police station, the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said that with Mr Nitharsan being investigated, police
had been able to gather a lot of information on the Aava gang. Koppay
police claimed to have recovered a motorcycle and a sword used in a
recent attack in Manippay from a search of Mr Nitharsan's home.
Despite the police denial that the incident was an abduction, Jaffna
residents have criticised the manner of the arrest and other police
activities, which local groups have said are designed to intimidate
Tamils in the run-up to Maaveerar Naal.
