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.
when the group stopped at the checkpoint at Welikanda near Batticaloa
. After that they saw a white van chasing them which later overtook them. Armed men in the van kidnapped them and took their vehicle to a nearby jungle. 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 convince the TMVP cadres of their innocence were killed. Later Premini was gang raped and was killed, and her body was dumped in the bushes.
Incident
Premini Thanuskodi, along with other TRO employees, was travelling to KilinochchiKilinochchi
Kilinochchi is a city in the Kilinochchi District, part of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Kilinochchi is situated at the A9 road some south-east of Jaffna...
when the group stopped at the checkpoint at Welikanda near Batticaloa
Batticaloa
Batticaloa is a city in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka. It is the seat of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka. It is on the east coast, south by south east of Trincomalee, and is situated on an island.-Etymology:...
. After that they saw a white van chasing them which later overtook them. Armed men in the van kidnapped them and took their vehicle to a nearby jungle. 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 convince the TMVP cadres of their innocence were killed. Later Premini was gang raped and was killed, and her body was dumped in the bushes.
Reaction
TRO complained to the Sri Lankan police and blamed the Tamil paramilitary of TMVP. There were appeals from Amnesty International expressing concerns about the group's safety.Government reaction
The Sri Lankan President called for a probe, however no one has been arrested or charged.See also
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