Sri Lanka: Karuna was seen outside EELAPATHEESWARAR Temple in Wembley?

Monday, 15 October 2007

It is said that Karuna was seen with two bodyguards outside EELAPATHEESWARER Temple in Wembley last week. A diplomatic car believed to be of Sri Lankan High Commission was seen parked close by. When two youngsters who identified Karuna approached him to talk to him, was stopped by the guards in White trousers.

Karuna the leader of the ‘Karuna Group’ is accused of abducting businessmen for ransom in Sri Lanka with the support of Government Military. It is learned that Karuna has taken up residence in Hertfordshire, England, The Sunday Leader learns. It is learned Karuna's departure from Sri Lanka was facilitated by the government following pressure by EPDP Leader, Social Services Minister Douglas Devananda.

Informed sources said Karuna was taken under special escort to the airport with his departure arrangements handled by Deputy Airport Chief Shalitha Wijesundera. The Sunday Leader also learns the Karuna Group has acquired two houses in England, one of which is in Hertfordshire and now occupied by Karuna. The other house, it is learned is in East London.

The Karuna Group is suspected to be responsible for the abduction of Prof. S Raveendranath, the vice chancellor of the Eastern University last November, the missing academic's family said in a letter to UN Human Rights Commissioner Louise Arbour last week. "We are suspecting that he was abducted by Karuna Group (para military) on 15/12/2006 after attending a Science Forum (in Colombo)," the family said in a letter that was handed over to Arbour at the UN compound on October 11.

The letter was originally sent to the UN Human Rights Commission last month during the sixth sessions.