Refugee held for trying to escape to Sri Lanka
March 1, 2016 02:48 pm
A Sri Lankan Tamil refugee was today arrested in Rameswaram for allegedly trying to flee to the island nation, Indian media reported.
Police said Nallathambi (35) of Vavuniya in Sri Lanka, who had been lodged at Gummudipoondi Refugee camp, had managed to escape from there a few days ago and allegedly made arrangements for 80 Lankan refugees to flee to Australia in an illegal ferry.
Mangalore police officials, who received a tip-off regarding his visit to Mangalore, tried to nab him, but he gave them the slip and reached Pamban Kundhukal, near Rameswaram.
However, he was arrested today when he tried to escape to Sri Lanka, from here in a boat. Police are interrogating him regarding the arrangements made for 80 refugees to flee to Australia, PTI reports.
-Agencies
