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The news of the shooting was suppressed by the police and it was not until the following night that the event was reported in Sri Lanka's national media. [3] [4] The police initially denied that there was a shooting, claiming that the two deaths were accidental. [3] [4] [9] This led to accusations of a police cover-up. [3] [10] [11] [12]
Kotakethana murders refer to a series of 18 mysterious murders of women, including three double murders, starting from 2008 in and around Kahawatte, Kotakethana, Dambulwala, Warapitiya, Opathawatte and nearby area in the Rathnapura district of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan Armed Forces [198] Batticaloa police rampage: 24 December 1987: Batticaloa: 25: Police [199] Valvettiturai massacre: 2–3 August 1989: Valvettiturai, Jaffna: 64: IPKF: Eppawala massacre: 20 March 1989: Eppawala: 14: Black Cat group [200] 1989 Kandy massacre: 16 September 1989: Several places in Kandy District: 100-150: Eagles of the ...
Selvarajah Rajivarnam (1982 – April 29, 2007) was a young minority Sri Lankan Tamil journalist from Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He was shot and killed by unknown assailants as part of the ongoing Sri Lankan civil war close to his place of work. Assailants came on a motorbike and shot him at close range.
Seya Sadewmi (16 September 2010 – 12 September 2015), [1] was a four-year-old Sri Lankan child who was abducted, raped and murdered. [3] The girl went missing from her house on 12 September 2015 while sleeping with her mother.
The following is a list of notable killings, including terrorists attributed to armed groups under the control of the Sri Lankan government – Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and paramilitary groups (Home Guards/Civil Defence Force, Eelam People's Democratic Party, Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal etc.).
K. Amaratunge [3] - Chief News Editor, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation; L. W. Panditha [8] - Member of Sri Lankan communist Party and Trade unionist; Lesley Ranagala [5] - United National Party MP for Borella; Leslie Yatanwala [3] - Attorney-At-Law; Lionel Jayatilake [4] - Former minister and United National Party MP
Date Attack Location Sinhalese Tamils Muslims Death toll Sources July 23: Four Four Bravo: 13 soldiers are killed in an LTTE ambush in Jaffna, sparking anti-Tamil riots that cause the death of approximately 4000 Tamils across Sri Lanka during four days, in what would be later labelled as Black July.