(ST)LTTE co-operates in handing over captured lance-corporal for further treatment in Colombo An injured soldier, Lance-Corporal Saman Pushpakumara, 24 years, who was captured by the LTTE on January 4 at the Muhamalai battlefront, Killinochchi district, and admitted to the Dharmapuram government hospital for treatment on January 9, was released by the LTTE on Friday and brought to Colombo.
From Dharmapuram, the soldier was later transferred to Puthkkudiyiruppu. Kilinochchi Regional Director of Health Services Dr. T. Sathyamoorthi, who was attending to the soldier at the Dharmapuram hospital, called the soldier’s mother in Welimada and informed her that her son was in good hands and that she had nothing to worry about. Full Text
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