Lankan Tamil taken into custody

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 14:37 [IST]

Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, Mar 8 (UNI) Police today took into custody a Sri Lankan Tamil here for allegedly staying without any valid travel document or permission.

Police said, Immanuel of Jaffna had been working with a private rice mill here for the past many months without informing of his stay to the authorities.

Acting on a tip off, police took him into custody and were investigating if he had any any links with the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

UNI

Topics: EXTERNAL-TN-LANKAN-CUSTODY

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