Top LTTE operative arrested

A top LTTE operative, in-charge of procurement module in Sri Lanka was arrested in Chennai, police said.

Updated on: Jul 30, 2008, 20:02:14 IST

PTI | By HT Correspondent, Chennai

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A top LTTE operative, in-charge of procurement module in Sri Lanka, was arrested in Chennai on Wednesday, police said.

The Q-branch, intelligence wing of the Tamil Nadu police, on Wednesday arrested Thambianna (46), "in-charge of the LTTE's procurement module" in Sri Lanka.

Police said Thambianna hailed from Kilinochi in the island nation.

However, police remained tight-lipped about the place from where Thambianna was arrested in the city and declined to elaborate.

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