Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias 'Pillayan', has been further remanded until September 01 in connection with ongoing investigations into five murders that took place in several areas of the Eastern Province in 2008.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case before the Matale Magistrate’s Court against former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan and several other suspects in connection with five murders allegedly committed in several areas of the Batticaloa District in 2008.
The CID has named Chandrakanthan as a suspect in connection with several incidents, including the shooting deaths of two individuals, including a former police officer, near the Kallady Murugan Temple in Batticaloa in 2008; the shooting deaths of two persons on the main road in Kattankudy on May 22, 2008; and the shooting death of another individual by an armed group in Kothiyapulai, Vavunathivu, on the night of August 20, 2008.
