Sri Lankan with LTTE ties arrested in India for illegal entry

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Indian marine police have apprehended a Sri Lankan national, allegedly a former LTTE cadre and a history-sheeter, while he was trying to
Kampipadu seashore and brought to the Mandapam police station for interrogation
associated with the LTTE till the end of the civil war in 2009
He was surrendered to the Sri Lankan army after the war concluded and was lodged in Poonthotham prison, Vavuniya, for eight years from 2016,
the police said
They added that Jeyarasa is married to Raji of Navanthanai, and has four children
Sahavachery and Oorkavalthurai police stations in Sri Lanka
He decided to flee in order to evade the arrest, and approached one Rokshan, of Pechalai, Sri Lanka, on November 9, to help him arrange for
a boat to India
Rokshan demanded 2,00,000 (SLR).On November 10, he took the money and Jeyarasa set sail on a boat from Pechalai at 4 pm
On November 11, Jeyarasa landed at Kampipadu seashore at 7 am and was brought to Mandapam PS for interrogation
Jeyarasa has been booked under section 14 of the Foreigners Act, 1946, and the Passport (Entry into India) Rule, 1950.Source - The New
Indian Express--Agencies