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A Sri Lankan Tamil, who illegally travelled from Sri Lanka by oversea successful a state vessel and arrived successful Rameswaram, was arrested by the constabulary present connected Saturday.
Police said, Kannan, 34, a autochthonal of Jaffna, had illegally travelled connected the nighttime of November 6, from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, successful a fiberglass vessel and landed astatine Vedaranyam successful Nagapattinam district.
He past took a autobus from Vedaranyam to Rameswaram autobus basal intending to spell to the Mandapam Sri Lankan Refugee Rehabilitation Camp to conscionable his woman who resides there.
The Q subdivision constabulary headed by Inspector Janaki, who received accusation astir the amerciable introduction of a overseas nationalist and was alerted astir his sojourn to Mandapam Sri Lankan Refugee Rehabilitation Camp, deployed constabulary astatine the Rameswaram autobus basal area.
As the constabulary squad identified an individual, who was sitting suspiciously successful a adjacent park, they detained him for interrogation. During investigation, helium was recovered to beryllium successful possession of Sri Lankan currency, a Sri Lankan passport, and a Sri Lankan authorities ID card.
The Q Branch Police subsequently handed Kannan implicit to the Rameswaram Town Police Station. The constabulary registered a lawsuit against Kannan for amerciable infiltration into Tamil Nadu without a passport and produced him earlier the Judicial Magistrate Court successful Paramakudi.
The Judicial Magistrate ordered him to beryllium lodged successful the Puzhal Central Prison, Chennai, till November 21, 2025. Following the order, the constabulary took him to Puzhal Central Prison.
Police sources said, Kannan who was besides successful Mandapam Sri Lankan Refugee Rehabilitation Camp returned to Sri Lanka legally fewer years ago. His household had remained successful the camp.
