Complaint lodged to open suspected mass grave sites in Mandithivu

 

Copy of the police complaint lodged by Mandaithivu villagers to the Kayts police demanding to reopen suspected mass grave sites. 

Mandaithivu villagers lodged a police complaint with the Kayts police station, requesting authorities to open suspected mass grave sites in the Mandaithivu and reveal the truth behind the enforced disappearances of local villagers and ensure justice. 

An 81-year-old mother whose son was forced to disappear in 1990 lodged the complaint yesterday (4) with the presence of members attached to Velanai Pradeshiya Sabha.

In the complaint, the mother alleged that during the military operations carried out on August 25 and 26 in Mandaithivu, Mankumban and Allaipitty regions, over 80 youths were taken into military custody and their whereabouts are still unknown. 

It is also suspected, according to the complaint, that testimonies by survivors claimed that the bodies of victims of enforced disappeared persons were dumped into wells and a local school in Mandaithivu 2 post (Vattaram). 

Earlier, Velainai Pradeshiya Sabha passed a resolution on August 20 demanding to reopen those sealed domestic wells - suspected mass grave sites and conduct further investigations in order to establish truth and justice. (Northeastern Monitor/ September 5/ 2025)