List of people killed by Sri Lankan government forces (Redirected from List of people assassinated by Sri Lankan government forces)

The following is a list of notable killings, including terrorists attributed to armed groups under the control of the Sri Lankan governmentArmy, Navy, Air Force, Police and paramilitary groups (Home Guards/Civil Defence Force, Eelam People's Democratic Party, Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal etc.).

Killings in chronological order

Victim Position Date Location District Province Method Perpetrators Refs
Premawathie Manamperi Beauty queen 1971 Kataragama Moneragala Uva Shot Army
Father George Jeyarajasingham Methodist priest; human rights activist 13 December 1984 Mannar Northern Shot Army
Father Mary Bastian Catholic priest; human rights activist 6 January 1985 Vankalai Mannar Northern Shot Military
Vijaya Kumaranatunga Sri Lanka Mahajana Party leader, actor 16 February 1988 Colombo Colombo Western Shot Government
Padmasiri Thrimavitharana Medical student and prominent student activist 22 October 1988 Ratnapura Ratnapura Sabaragamuwa Torture Paramilitaries
K. S. Raja Radio Ceylon journalist 1989 Colombo Colombo Western Shot EPDP
Wijedasa Liyanarachchi Lawyer 2 September 1989 Colombo General Hospital Colombo Western Torture Police
Upatissa Gamanayake Deputy leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna November 1989 Security Forces
Rohana Wijeweera Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 13 November 1989 Borella, Colombo Colombo Western Security Forces
Nihal Silva Comedian and actor 3 December 1989 Dehiwala Colombo Western Shot Army
Richard de Zoysa Author; journalist 18 February 1990 Welikadawatte, Colombo Colombo Western Shot Police
Rear Admiral Mohan Jayamaha Senior naval officer 8 August 1992 Kayts Jaffna Northern Land mine Army
Lt. Gen. Denzil Kobbekaduwa Senior army officer 8 August 1992 Kayts Jaffna Northern Land mine Army
Maj. Gen. Vijaya Wimalaratne Senior army officer 8 August 1992 Kayts Jaffna Northern Land mine Army
Lalith Athulathmudali Former cabinet minister; United National Party Member of Parliament 23 April 1993 Kirulapana, Colombo Colombo Western Shot Security Forces
Rohana Kumara Satana editor 7 September 1999 Pangiriwatte, Colombo Colombo Western Shot Government
Nadarajah Atputharajah (alias Ramesh) Eelam People's Democratic Party Member of Parliament 2 November 1999 Colombo Colombo Western Shot EPDP
Vasthian Anthony Mariyadas Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation journalist 31 December 1999 Vavuniya Vavuniya Northern Shot Security Forces
Kumar Ponnambalam Leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress 5 January 2000 Colombo Colombo Western Shot Government
Mylvaganam Nimalarajan BBC journalist 19 October 2000 Jaffna Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP
Gangai Amaran Deputy leader of the Sea Tigers 2001 Akkaraayankulam Kilinochchi Northern Claymore mine Army (LRRP)
Colonel Nizam LTTE’s military intelligence leader for the east 14 June 2001 Vaathakkalmadu Batticaloa Eastern Claymore mine Army (LRRP)
Major Mano LTTE’s head of communications for the east 17 September 2001 Paththarakkaddai Batticaloa Eastern Claymore mine Army (LRRP)
Colonel Shankar LTTE’s second in command 26 September 2001 Oddusuddan Mullaitivu Northern Claymore mine Army (LRRP)
Aiyathurai Nadesan Virakesari journalist 31 May 2004 Batticaloa Batticaloa Eastern Shot TMVP
A. Chandranehru Former Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament 7 February 2005 Batticaloa Eastern ENDLF/TMVP
E. Kousalyan LTTE's regional political leader 7 February 2005 Batticaloa Eastern ENDLF/TMVP
Taraki Sivaram TamilNet editor 28 April 2005 Colombo Western Shot PLOTE/TMVP
Joseph Pararajasingham Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament 25 December 2005 Batticaloa Batticaloa Eastern Shot EPDP/TMVP
Father Thiruchelvam Nihal Jim Brown Catholic priest 2006 Allaipiddy Jaffna Northern Navy
Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan Sudar Oli journalist 24 January 2006 Trincomalee Trincomalee Eastern Shot EPDP
Vanniasingam Vigneswaran President of the Trincomalee District Tamil Peoples' Forum 7 April 2006 Trincomalee Trincomalee Eastern Shot TMVP
Ranjith Kumar Uthayan journalist 2 May 2006 Jaffna Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP
Suresh Kumar Uthayan journalist 2 May 2006 Jaffna Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP
Colonel Ramanan LTTE’s military leader for Batticaloa District 21 May 2006 Vavunathiv Batticaloa Eastern Shot Army/TMVP
Sampath Lakmal de Silva Sathdina journalist 2 July 2006 Dehiwela Colombo Western Shot Army
Pon. Ganeshamoorthy General Manager of the People's Bank; literary figure; poet 4 August 2006 Kankesanthurai Jaffna Northern Shot Military intelligence
S. Sivamaharajah Former Tamil United Liberation Front Member of Parliament 20 August 2006 Tellippalai Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP
Nadarajah Sivakadatcham Principal of Kopay Christian College 11 October 2006 Jaffna Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP
Nadarajah Raviraj Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament 10 November 2006 Colombo Colombo Western Shot EPDP/TMVP
Chandrabose Suthaharan Nilam editor 16 April 2007 Thirunavatkulam Vavuniya Northern Shot Security Forces
Selvarajah Rajivarnam Uthayan journalist 29 April 2007 Jaffna Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP
Sahadevan Nilakshan Chaalaram editor 1 August 2007 Kokkuvil Jaffna Northern Shot Security Forces
Father Nicholas Pillai Pakiaranjith Catholic priest; aid worker 26 September 2007 Kalvilaan Mannar Northern Roadside bomb Army (LRRP)
S. P. Thamilselvan LTTE’s political leader 2 November 2007 Kilinochchi Northern Air strike Air Force
Isaivizhi Chempiyan Voice of Tigers broadcaster 27 November 2007 Thiruvaiaru Kilinochchi Northern Air strike Air Force
T. Maheshwaran United National Party Member of Parliament 1 January 2008 Colombo Colombo Western Shot EPDP
Colonel Charles LTTE’s military intelligence leader 6 January 2008 Pallamadu Mannar Northern Roadside bomb Army (LRRP)
K. Sivanesan Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament 6 March 2008 A 9 highway Mullaitivu Northern Roadside bomb Army (LRRP)
Father M. X. Karunaratnam North East Secretariat on Human Rights (NESoHR) 20 April 2008 Mannankulam Claymore mine Army (LRRP)
P. Devakumaran Shakthi TV journalist 28 May 2008 Navanthurai Jaffna Northern Hacked to death EPDP
N. Nanthakumar Divisional Secretary for Thunukkai 29 June 2008 Mullaitivu Mullaitivu Northern Claymore mine Army (LRRP)
Lasantha Wickramatunge The Sunday Leader editor 8 January 2009 Colombo Colombo Western Shot Government
Puniyamoorthy Sathiyamoorthy Freelance journalist 12 February 2009 Theavipuram Mullaitivu Northern Artillery Army
Isaipriya O'liveechchu broadcaster 18 May 2009 Mullivaikkal Mullaitivu Northern Shot Army

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