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February - 17 
Colombo Page reports that SFs arrested four local employees of India's Sun TV network in Vavuniya, where the re-broadcasting centre is operating, for alleged links with the LTTE. The SFs also seized the equipment used by the suspects.
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Colombo Page reports that SFs arrested four local employees of India's Sun TV network in Vavuniya, where the re-broadcasting centre is operating, for alleged links with the LTTE. The SFs also seized the equipment used by the suspects.
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March - 29 
Some 600 suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants have been arrested at the Omanthai check point in the Vavuniya District during the last three months, Police said on March 29, according to Daily Mirror. 75 out of the 600 militants were arrested on a single day and many were known
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Some 600 suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants have been arrested at the Omanthai check point in the Vavuniya District during the last three months, Police said on March 29, according to Daily Mirror. 75 out of the 600 militants were arrested on a single day and many were known to mingle with the civilians and infiltrated the Government-controlled areas. The arrested militants were sent to rehabilitation centres after recording their statements.
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May - 12 
During search and clear operations in the Asikulam area of Vavuniya District, troops recovered one T-81 weapon, one hand grenade, five magazines, 150 ammunition rounds, one mobile phone, five LTTE dog tags, nine batteries, one military-type uniform and several other items. Separately, two suspects c
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During search and clear operations in the Asikulam area of Vavuniya District, troops recovered one T-81 weapon, one hand grenade, five magazines, 150 ammunition rounds, one mobile phone, five LTTE dog tags, nine batteries, one military-type uniform and several other items. Separately, two suspects carrying seven kilograms of C-4 explosives were arrested by the SFs in the Pandarikulam area.
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May - 28 
Colombo Page reports that the political wing leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) women force, Subramaniam Shivathai alias Thamilini, was arrested by Police at a welfare village in Vavuniya, Senior Superintendent of Police Ranjith Gunasekara said. She was with her mother and siste
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Colombo Page reports that the political wing leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) women force, Subramaniam Shivathai alias Thamilini, was arrested by Police at a welfare village in Vavuniya, Senior Superintendent of Police Ranjith Gunasekara said. She was with her mother and sister when she was arrested, he added. Subramaniam Shivathai reached the Government-controlled areas with other civilians during the last civilian rescue operations in the No-Fire Zone at Mullaitivu. She reportedly threw away her cyanide capsule and revolver before reaching the Government-controlled areas with other civilians. One of her sisters, Santhilan, was killed in a clash with the SFs at Paranthan a few months ago.
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June - 7 
Security Forces arrested six foreigners, who reportedly supported the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), at several welfare centres in Vavuniya, military sources said, according to Colombo Page. Out of the six, three are Australians and other three are from Norway, Great Britain and Netherland
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Security Forces arrested six foreigners, who reportedly supported the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), at several welfare centres in Vavuniya, military sources said, according to Colombo Page. Out of the six, three are Australians and other three are from Norway, Great Britain and Netherlands, the Ministry added.
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June - 13 
Sri Lankan Police arrested five doctors who worked at the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) medical department on June 13, reports Colombo Page. The Terrorist Investigations Department arrested the suspected doctors who were hiding among the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Vavuniya Welf
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Sri Lankan Police arrested five doctors who worked at the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) medical department on June 13, reports Colombo Page. The Terrorist Investigations Department arrested the suspected doctors who were hiding among the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Vavuniya Welfare camps. The arrest was made following information given by civilians at the IDP centre. Action has reportedly been taken to detain these persons under the Emergency Act for further investigations.
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June - 28 
The parents of the late Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, who were taken into custody from an Internally Displaced People (IDP) camp in Vavuniya a few weeks ago, were transferred to capital Colombo for further investigation on June 28, reports Colombo Page. "The t
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The parents of the late Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, who were taken into custody from an Internally Displaced People (IDP) camp in Vavuniya a few weeks ago, were transferred to capital Colombo for further investigation on June 28, reports Colombo Page. "The two of them were being detained at a safer location and will be taken for legal action accordingly," an unnamed Police official said.
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July - 20 
The Sri Lankan Police arrested the mastermind of an attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on the Sri Lanka Air Force base in Anuradhapura on October 22, 2007, Colombo Page reported on July 20. Senior Superintendent of Police Ranjith Gunasekara confirmed that the suspect, identified a
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The Sri Lankan Police arrested the mastermind of an attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on the Sri Lanka Air Force base in Anuradhapura on October 22, 2007, Colombo Page reported on July 20. Senior Superintendent of Police Ranjith Gunasekara confirmed that the suspect, identified as Thabo Ruban, has been arrested from a welfare center in Vavuniya a few days ago. The suspect has revealed that the light aircraft of the LTTE reached the area based on the information given by him to attack the Air Force Base. Police believe Thabo Ruban, from Kilinochchi area, reached the welfare centers in Vavuniya after the Government declared victory over the LTTE on May 18.
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July - 28 
A top Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militant, who is believed to have fixed the bomb in a vehicle that exploded at Digampathana in October 16, 2006 killing more than 100 naval ratings, was arrested in Vavuniya on an unspecified date, reports Daily Mirror on July 31. Police said a special t
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A top Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militant, who is believed to have fixed the bomb in a vehicle that exploded at Digampathana in October 16, 2006 killing more than 100 naval ratings, was arrested in Vavuniya on an unspecified date, reports Daily Mirror on July 31. Police said a special team from the Central Province had arrested the yet to be named militant when he was getting ready to escape from the area. He revealed that he had worked in a garage in Kilinochchi owned by Pottu Amman, the former LTTE intelligence wing chief, adding, he was the person who had fixed the bomb to the vehicle. The suspect told his interrogators that all the suicide vehicles had been prepared in that garage. Three months prior to the attack, the LTTE activists had handed over the vehicle ‘The Canter’ to the suspect, which was believed to have been fitted with 150 kilograms of explosives.
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August - 5 
Daily News reports that over 366 kilograms of C-4 explosives were recovered and one Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militant was arrested by the Security Force s (SFs) from a jungle patch in the Kumankulam area of Vavuniya District on August 5. The Police made the recovery acting on informat
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Daily News reports that over 366 kilograms of C-4 explosives were recovered and one Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militant was arrested by the Security Force s (SFs) from a jungle patch in the Kumankulam area of Vavuniya District on August 5. The Police made the recovery acting on information provided by Kandaiya Vijayakumar alias Vijaya (35), an LTTE cadre arrested from the Internally Displaced Persons camp at Block-4 in Vavuniya on August 3, Police spokesman Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ranjith Gunasekera said. The SSP Gunasekera said following information divulged by Vijaya another LTTE suspect, Thambilingam Sivakaran alias Karan (24), was arrested along with a hand grenade from Poonthottam in Vavuniya on August 5.
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October - 18 
Foiling an escape bid, Police arrested a former Sea Tiger [cadre of the sea wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)] cadre in Vavuniya, the Police said, according to Colombo Page. According to Police, the suspect had fled the welfare camp and was arrested in the area by a special Police
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Foiling an escape bid, Police arrested a former Sea Tiger [cadre of the sea wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)] cadre in Vavuniya, the Police said, according to Colombo Page. According to Police, the suspect had fled the welfare camp and was arrested in the area by a special Police team sent from capital Colombo.
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October - 23 
The Vavuniya Police arrested a former LTTE leader, Wedan, who has carried out several ransom cases in Vavuniya after the defeat of LTTE, reports Colombo Page. According to the Police, Wedan has been arrested along with another four LTTE cadres during a special search operation conducted in Vavuniya.
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The Vavuniya Police arrested a former LTTE leader, Wedan, who has carried out several ransom cases in Vavuniya after the defeat of LTTE, reports Colombo Page. According to the Police, Wedan has been arrested along with another four LTTE cadres during a special search operation conducted in Vavuniya.
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November - 7 
Police in Vavuniya arrested two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres along with a stock of explosives in the night of November 7, reports Colombo Page. Police spokesman Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Nimal Mediwaka said that these two LTTE cadres were arrested by a special polic
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Police in Vavuniya arrested two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres along with a stock of explosives in the night of November 7, reports Colombo Page. Police spokesman Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Nimal Mediwaka said that these two LTTE cadres were arrested by a special police team during a search operation conducted at Thonikal area in Vavuniya. The Police also found a claymore mine weighing of 7.25 kilograms, an electric detonator, a remote control and several other war items in their possession.
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November - 16 
Meanwhile, acting on information provided by a special Police team, the Criminal Investigating Department (CID) arrested a key Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suspect involved in the Central Bank bomb blast in 1996 from the Udarikulam Road of Chettikulam in the Vavuniya District, reports Dai
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Meanwhile, acting on information provided by a special Police team, the Criminal Investigating Department (CID) arrested a key Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suspect involved in the Central Bank bomb blast in 1996 from the Udarikulam Road of Chettikulam in the Vavuniya District, reports Daily News. Sellathambi Navaratnam (53) had surrendered to the Security Forces as an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) during the last stages of the battle in Vellamullivaikkal on May 16, 2009 along with several other IDPs. The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), I. M. Karunaratne, said in the Government move to resettle the IDPs from camps in Vavuniya, people aged over 60 were released in the recent past. Producing a forged Identity Card, Navaratnam escaped from the camp in Vavuniya. “Navaratnam who is 53 years, grabbing the opportunity forged an ID card indicating that he is over 60 years and used it to flee from the IDP camp,” he added. “It was revealed that Navaratnam had played a key role in the Central Bank bomb blast in 1996. He had brought the bomb laden lorry to Colombo on before the attack and returned to Kilinochchi,” the SSP said. He noted that Navaratnam was convicted by the Colombo High Court for his involvement in the bomb blast. He was sentenced to 200 years imprisonment.
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November - 20 
The Police uncovered a fresh plot by the Tamil Diaspora to carry out a massive bomb attack in the capital city of Colombo, reports The Island. The recent arrest of Ananda Varnan, a top Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militant, in Vavuniya by a special Police team has revealed the planned att
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The Police uncovered a fresh plot by the Tamil Diaspora to carry out a massive bomb attack in the capital city of Colombo, reports The Island. The recent arrest of Ananda Varnan, a top Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militant, in Vavuniya by a special Police team has revealed the planned attack. The Police had also recovered a powerful bomb which was to be used in the attack, a senior Police official told The Island, adding, that Varnan had received SLR 30,000 from his masters based in Malaysia to carry out the operation. According to him, the Police had swooped down on the suspect after receiving information regarding a person looking for several detonators. Under interrogation, the suspect had led investigators to a seven kilograms claymore mine and a remote controller in an LTTE hideout. The Police said that the suspect had planned to trigger a claymore attack in the city in the next few days. The suspect had admitted that he had obtained the remote controller from a shop in Vavuniya. The suspect had escaped from an internally displaced person (IDP) facility in the Vavuniya area after he was brought to the Vavuniya Hospital to receive medical treatment. Investigators said that Varnan had been involved in a series of bomb attacks in the city and its suburbs over a period of time.
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November - 27 
A senior Police officer said that around 350 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, who had taken refuge among ordinary Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in camps, have been arrested by the Police, among which were around 50 female cadres, Daily Mirror reported. He said that among those a
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A senior Police officer said that around 350 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, who had taken refuge among ordinary Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in camps, have been arrested by the Police, among which were around 50 female cadres, Daily Mirror reported. He said that among those arrested were those who had been trained in handling explosives, guerrilla warfare and in handling heavy weapons. In order to detain terror suspects, a special camp has been set up at Pampemadu in Vavuniya District to accommodate the increased numbers, the security sources said.
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