Tamil Nadu Police arrest Sri Lankan with ammunition cache

Tamil Nadu Police have arrested a Sri Lankan man on Wednesday at Uchipuli Valangapuri coast near Rameswaram with a cache of ammunition while two others have escaped into a nearby forest, according to a PTI report.

The Sri Lankan, identified as Sagaya Stephen from Thalaimannar was seen moving around in suspicious circumstances near the coast last night along with two others when he was arrested, ‘Q’ Branch inspector N. Rajeswari said.

The two others managed to escape into a nearby forest, she added.

According to the Police, the trio had come from Thalaimannar by a fiberglass boat, and the Police also seized the boat which was fitted with a Suzuki engine.

Investigations are continuing to find out why the trio had come to the coastal town.

Tamil Nadu Police on Monday recovered more than 50 boxes of abandoned ammunition, 41 light machine guns, 22 machine guns and five landmines near Thangachimadam area in Ramanathapuram district. The old cache of weapons and explosives were believed to be belonged to the LTTE.

The explosives were recovered after a resident of Anthoniyarpuram, found a box of bullets while constructing a septic tank.