Rameswaram: Four Sri Lankan youths, who arrived at Agni theertham in a fibre glass boat and escaped before being arrested, have been identified as LTTE cadres, top Indian police officials said.
The ‘Q’ branch officials told PTI that K.Ayyavu, K.Ramesh, Suresh and Kandhasamy Ramesh in the age group of 19 to 25, were from Mannar.
They were involved in smuggling of a large quantity of Arms and ammunition and they got panicky after their boat was noticed by Sri Lankan navalmen, they said adding they had sped towards Indian waters on Sept 29. They then dropped the weapons and ammunition in the sea before making good their escape, the officials said.
The Q branch deals with militant activities.
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