A Tamil youth was abducted and killed by pro-government paramilitaries in northern Sri Lanka over an ongoing environmental dispute.
Ketheeswaran Thevarajah was working in a post office in Vadamaraadchi when he was abducted by armed and masked men, he was found shot dead a few hours later. Mr. Thevarajah had been actively protesting against the removal of sand dunes in the north of the Jaffna peninsula. He had claimed that the excavation of sand was seriously damaging the unique ecosystem. The contract to excavate the sand for sale to glass manufacturers was awarded to a company linked to the pro-Government EPDP paramilitary group.
As seen in the following image, seawater has begun to spread inland as the sand has been removed:
The Eelam People's Democratic Party (EDPD) actively aided the Sri Lankan Military during the civil war and has been accussed of involvement in a number of massacres.
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