Event
Batticaloa killings case, 2008
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Details
- Court
- Batticaloa Magistrate’s Court
- Concerns
- Three incidents in 2008 in which five people died in the Batticaloa District
- Status
- Three suspects in remand until 27 October 2026; no verdict reported
Coming court dates
- 27 Oct 2026
- Three suspects remanded until this date
Connections (1)
- Pillayan (Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan) / In remand over / Batticaloa killings case, 2008Allegation
- On 29 September 2026 the Batticaloa Magistrate’s Court further remanded him and two other suspects until 13 October. The CID’s case concerns the shooting deaths of four people in Kallady and Kattankudy and the alleged abduction and killing of a businessman, all in 2008. He appeared by video link. The article carries no response from him.29 Sep 2026 · Newswire · Pillayan further remanded over five Batticaloa killings
- On 13 October 2026 he and two other suspects were further remanded until 27 October. He appeared by video link; the other two, Mohamed Sifan and Mohamed Sakeed of Kattankudy, were produced in court. The article says the case concerns the murder of five people in Batticaloa in 2008, and that he was arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. It says the other two were arrested by the CID and are alleged to have been military intelligence informants. The article carries no response from them.13 Oct 2026 · News 1st · Pillayan further remanded in multiple murder case