Ramanathapuram: A Sri Lankan national and three people from Tamil Nadu were apprehended by Ramanathapuram Q Branch police in the early hours of Wednesday after they brought the Sri Lankan national to Tamil Nadu using a country boat. Police are in search of three remaining suspects involved in the incident.
Police arrested Kaniston, 20, a Sri Lankan national from Vavuniya district, his brother Dushyanthan, 32, now residing in Dindigul; Kevin Raj, 33, and Polak, 26, of Ramanathapuram. During interrogation, Kaniston told investigators that his elder brother Dushyanthan had legally travelled to India in 2012 and has since been residing with his wife and children at Viruppatchi village in Dindigul district. Police identified the two men who fled from the boat as Robert, 40, of Kudhukaal Kuzhanthai Yesu Nagar, Dinesh, 33, of Pamban, and another unidentified person.
A team of Ramanathapuram Q Branch police and Mandapam Marine Police were on patrol near the Kundukal Arch area, according to police. Since he was not on good terms with her, he decided to move to India, police said. Police said Kaniston allegedly sought the help of a Sri Lankan contact, Danish Ahmed of Mannar, to facilitate his entry into India. Ahmed is said to have coordinated with Kevin Raj to arrange a country boat for the crossing.
At around 2am, police spotted a green and purple-coloured country boat approaching the shore. As police moved in, the occupants attempted to flee. officers managed to apprehend Kaniston While three men escaped. He further stated that his mother is currently living in France and one of his sisters lives in Sri Lanka with her husband and children. Furthermore, as he has a legal case pending against him in Sri Lanka, he cannot obtain a valid passport to travel to India by air.