A mother had made a complaint at the Central Camp police station in Ampara on 11 February 2003 that she would be killed unless her child was handed over to the LTTE.

An Army headquarters news release said that according to the mother, A Nila of ‘Hand over No. 04/99, Central Camp Road, Ampara, her son T. Suresh had escaped from an LTTE training camp a few years ago.

However, the LTTE had kidnapped him again after 10 months and given him training at an LTTE training camp.

The victim T. Suresh had managed to escape from the LTTE for the second time and had returned home.

A few days ago a group of LTTE cadres who had stormed her house had searched for Suresh.

Since the son was not available at home the LTTE cadres had threatened the mother to hand over her son to the LTTE saying that if not she would be killed.

The Central Camp police station in making inquiries.