Sri Lankan police have arrested a man from Kilinochchi, accusing him of being involved in the shooting dead of two officers at a checkpoint in Vavunathivu, Batticaloa.
The man, 48 year old Sarvanandam Rasanayagam, was arrested yesterday by Kilinochchi police.
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The bodies of the two police officers were found on Thursday with gunshot wounds.
The incident sparked a major police operation in the area.
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