CHENNAI: A ‘Sea Tiger’ was among the three persons arrested by the ‘Q’ branch of the Tamil Nadu police in the car parking area of the Chennai international airport terminal on Saturday.
The three were allegedly involved in the purchase of a boat for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
According to the police, the special unit personnel detained three persons, James alias Raja (45) of Chinnakadai, Mannar, Sri Lanka, Jayakumar alias Gaurishankar (34) of Jaffna and Ravikumar (42) of Subbaraya Nagar, Choolaimedu, on suspicion. During questioning it was found that Jayakumar was a ‘Sea Tiger’ and had illegally come to India in February this year.
James had visited India three times this year on his passport, the last time in October.
He had allegedly smuggled out of the country computer spare parts, swimming pads and Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment for the LTTE by concealing them in beedi bundles.
About Rs.4.78 lakh and 4,140 Sri Lankan rupees were seized from him. Four mobile phones were seized from the arrested persons.
The police said investigation further revealed that Rs.4.78 lakh was meant for purchasing a boat for the Tigers from a person called Raji.
It is alleged that Ravikumar helped James in the purchase of essential items for the LTTE.
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