'Birth marks, scars helped identify Prabhakaran's body'
Karuna Amman and Daya Master were brought to the scene to identify Prabhakaran's body
By PTI |
COLOMBO: Slain LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran's body was identified by his two former aides with the help of certain scars and birth marks.
Federal minister Vinayagamoorthi Muralidaran, alias Karuna Amman, one time close confidante of Prabhakaran, and Daya Master, the former LTTE media spokesman who had surrendered recently, identified the Tiger supremo's body after he was killed on May 18.
"They identified and confirmed that the body recovered was that of Prabhakaran. Certain scars and birth marks had helped them in identification. Thus, the army was able to squash all rumours regarding Prabhakaran being alive," the Bottomline newspaper said.
Prabhakaran was killed by commandos, who only collect the personal weapons of the slain terrorists and not their bodies as a rule. They then produce the arms before their Commanding Officers (COs) or Brigade Commanders, the newspaper said.
On the evening of May 18, a commando handed over to his CO, a pistol and a hip holster, the mid-week newspaper said. The pistol carried the inscription T.V.P 001, raising suspicion that it belonged to Prabhakaran.
Karuna Amman and Daya Master were then brought to the scene to identify Prabhakaran's body.
Federal minister Vinayagamoorthi Muralidaran, alias Karuna Amman, one time close confidante of Prabhakaran, and Daya Master, the former LTTE media spokesman who had surrendered recently, identified the Tiger supremo's body after he was killed on May 18.
"They identified and confirmed that the body recovered was that of Prabhakaran. Certain scars and birth marks had helped them in identification. Thus, the army was able to squash all rumours regarding Prabhakaran being alive," the Bottomline newspaper said.
Prabhakaran was killed by commandos, who only collect the personal weapons of the slain terrorists and not their bodies as a rule. They then produce the arms before their Commanding Officers (COs) or Brigade Commanders, the newspaper said.
On the evening of May 18, a commando handed over to his CO, a pistol and a hip holster, the mid-week newspaper said. The pistol carried the inscription T.V.P 001, raising suspicion that it belonged to Prabhakaran.
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T.V.P 001 means Thamil Vidudalai Puligal (Tamil Liberation Tigers) and military intelligence confirmed that it was indeed Prabhakaran's pistol, the newspaper said.Karuna Amman and Daya Master were then brought to the scene to identify Prabhakaran's body.
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