General Secretary of Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal (TMVP) Poobalapillai Prashanthan was taken into custody by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) yesterday over a double murder case. He was arrested yesterday in his residence at Batticaloa by a CID team from Colombo. He is remanded till November 23.
Earlier, he and his brother were arrested over the double murder incident in Aarayampathy twelve years ago. Police opened a fresh probe into the incident after the sister of one of the victims gave a statement to the police.
Leader of TMVP, Parliamentarian Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan is also currently in remand over the murder of former Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian Joseph Pararajasingham.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
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