List of people killed by Sri Lankan government forces

The following is a list of notable killings attributed to armed groups under the control of the Sri Lankan government - Army, 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

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Victim Position Date Location District Province Method Perpetrators Refs
Manamperi, PremawathiePremawathie Manamperi Beauty queen 1971 Kataragama Moneragala Uva Shot Army [1][2]
Jeyarajasingham, GeorgeFather George Jeyarajasingham Methodist priest; human rights activist 13 December 1984 Mannar Northern Shot Army [3][4]
Bastian, MaryFather Mary Bastian Catholic priest; human rights activist 6 January 1985 Vankalai Mannar Northern Shot Military [3][5][6]
Kumaranatunga, VijayaVijaya Kumaranatunga Sri Lanka Mahajana Party leader, actor 16 February 1988 Colombo Colombo Western Shot Government[lower-alpha 1] [8][9][10]
Thrimavitharana, PadmasiriPadmasiri Thrimavitharana Medical student and prominent student activist 22 October 1988 Ratnapura Ratnapura Sabaragamuwa Torture Paramilitaries [11]
Raja, K. S.K. S. Raja Radio Ceylon journalist 1989 Colombo Colombo Western Shot EPDP [12]
Liyanarachchi, WijedasaWijedasa Liyanarachchi Lawyer 2 September 1989 Colombo General Hospital Colombo Western Torture Police [13]
Gamanayake, UpatissaUpatissa Gamanayake Deputy leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna November 1989 Security Forces [14]
Wijeweera, RohanaRohana Wijeweera Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 13 November 1989 Borella, Colombo Colombo Western Security Forces [14]
Silva, NihalNihal Silva Comedian and actor 3 December 1989 Dehiwala Colombo Western Shot Army
de Zoysa, RichardRichard de Zoysa Author; journalist 18 February 1990 Welikadawatte, Colombo Colombo Western Shot Police [15][16][17][18][19]
Jayamaha, MohanRear Admiral Mohan Jayamaha Senior naval officer 8 August 1992 Kayts Jaffna Northern Land mine Army[lower-alpha 2] [21]
Kobbekaduwa, DenzilLt. Gen. Denzil Kobbekaduwa Senior army officer 8 August 1992 Kayts Jaffna Northern Land mine Army[lower-alpha 2] [21]
Wimalaratne, VijayaMaj. Gen. Vijaya Wimalaratne Senior army officer 8 August 1992 Kayts Jaffna Northern Land mine Army[lower-alpha 2] [21]
Athulathmudali, LalithLalith Athulathmudali Former cabinet minister; United National Party Member of Parliament 23 April 1993 Kirulapana, Colombo Colombo Western Shot Security Forces[lower-alpha 3] [23]
Kumara, RohanaRohana Kumara Satana editor 7 September 1999 Pangiriwatte, Colombo Colombo Western Shot Government [24][25][26][27][28]
Atputharajah, NadarajahNadarajah Atputharajah (alias Ramesh) Eelam People's Democratic Party Member of Parliament 2 November 1999 Colombo Colombo Western Shot EPDP [29][30][31]
Mariyadas, Vasthian AnthonyVasthian Anthony Mariyadas Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation journalist 31 December 1999 Vavuniya Vavuniya Northern Shot Security Forces [32]
Ponnambalam, KumarKumar Ponnambalam Leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress 5 January 2000 Colombo Colombo Western Shot Government [33]
Nimalarajan, MylvaganamMylvaganam Nimalarajan BBC journalist 19 October 2000 Jaffna Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP [34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]
Amaran, GangaiGangai Amaran Deputy leader of the Sea Tigers 2001 Akkaraayankulam Kilinochchi Northern Claymore mine Army (LRRP) [42][43]
Nizam, ColonelColonel Nizam LTTE’s military intelligence leader for the east 14 June 2001 Vaathakkalmadu Batticaloa Eastern Claymore mine Army (LRRP) [42][44][45]
Mano, MajorMajor Mano LTTE’s head of communications for the east 17 September 2001 Paththarakkaddai Batticaloa Eastern Claymore mine Army (LRRP) [42][46]
Shankar, ColonelColonel Shankar LTTE’s second in command 26 September 2001 Oddusuddan Mullaitivu Northern Claymore mine Army (LRRP) [42][47]
Nadesan, AiyathuraiAiyathurai Nadesan Virakesari journalist 31 May 2004 Batticaloa Batticaloa Eastern Shot TMVP [48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55]
Chandranehru, A.A. Chandranehru Former Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament 7 February 2005 Batticaloa Eastern ENDLF/TMVP [29][56]
Kousalyan, E.E. Kousalyan LTTE's regional political leader 7 February 2005 Batticaloa Eastern ENDLF/TMVP [29][56]
Sivaram, TarakiTaraki Sivaram TamilNet editor 28 April 2005 Colombo Western Shot PLOTE/TMVP [57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70]
Pararajasingham, JosephJoseph Pararajasingham Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament 25 December 2005 Batticaloa Batticaloa Eastern Shot EPDP/TMVP [29][71][72]
Brown, Thiruchelvam Nihal JimFather Thiruchelvam Nihal Jim Brown Catholic priest 2006 Allaipiddy Jaffna Northern Navy [73][74][75][76][77][78][79]
Sugirdharajan, SubramaniyamSubramaniyam Sugirdharajan Sudar Oli journalist 24 January 2006 Trincomalee Trincomalee Eastern Shot EPDP [80][81][82][83][84]
Vigneswaran, VanniasingamVanniasingam Vigneswaran President of the Trincomalee District Tamil Peoples' Forum 7 April 2006 Trincomalee Trincomalee Eastern Shot TMVP [29]
Kumar, RanjithRanjith Kumar Uthayan journalist 2 May 2006 Jaffna Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP [85][86][87][88][89]
Kumar, SureshSuresh Kumar Uthayan journalist 2 May 2006 Jaffna Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP [85][86][87][88][89]
Ramanan, ColonelColonel Ramanan LTTE’s military leader for Batticaloa District 21 May 2006 Vavunathiv Batticaloa Eastern Shot Army/TMVP [90]
de Silva, Sampath LakmalSampath Lakmal de Silva Sathdina journalist 2 July 2006 Dehiwela Colombo Western Shot Army [91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98]
Ganeshamoorthy, Pon.Pon. Ganeshamoorthy General Manager of the People's Bank; literary figure; poet 4 August 2006 Kankesanthurai Jaffna Northern Shot Military intelligence [99]
Sivamaharajah, S.S. Sivamaharajah Former Tamil United Liberation Front Member of Parliament 20 August 2006 Tellippalai Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP [29][100][101][102][103][104]
Sivakadatcham, NadarajahNadarajah Sivakadatcham Principal of Kopay Christian College 11 October 2006 Jaffna Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP [105]
Raviraj, NadarajahNadarajah Raviraj Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament 10 November 2006 Colombo Colombo Western Shot EPDP/TMVP [29][106][107]
Suthaharan, ChandraboseChandrabose Suthaharan Nilam editor 16 April 2007 Thirunavatkulam Vavuniya Northern Shot Security Forces [108][109][110]
Rajivarnam, SelvarajahSelvarajah Rajivarnam Uthayan journalist 29 April 2007 Jaffna Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP [111][112][113][114]
Nilakshan, SahadevanSahadevan Nilakshan Chaalaram editor 1 August 2007 Kokkuvil Jaffna Northern Shot Security Forces [115][116]
Pakiaranjith, Nicholas PillaiFather Nicholas Pillai Pakiaranjith Catholic priest; aid worker 26 September 2007 Kalvilaan Mannar Northern Roadside bomb Army (LRRP) [117][118][119][120]
Thamilselvan, S. P.S. P. Thamilselvan LTTE’s political leader 2 November 2007 Kilinochchi Northern Air strike Air Force [121]
Chempiyan, IsaivizhiIsaivizhi Chempiyan Voice of Tigers broadcaster 27 November 2007 Thiruvaiaru Kilinochchi Northern Air strike Air Force [122][123][124]
Maheshwaran, T.T. Maheshwaran United National Party Member of Parliament 1 January 2008 Colombo Colombo Western Shot EPDP [29]
Charles, ColonelColonel Charles LTTE’s military intelligence leader 6 January 2008 Pallamadu Mannar Northern Roadside bomb Army (LRRP) [125]
Sivanesan, K.K. Sivanesan Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament 6 March 2008 A 9 highway Mullaitivu Northern Roadside bomb Army (LRRP) [29][126][127]
Karunaratnam, M. X.Father M. X. Karunaratnam North East Secretariat on Human Rights (NESoHR) 20 April 2008 Mannankulam Claymore mine Army (LRRP) [128]
Devakumaran, P.P. Devakumaran Shakthi TV journalist 28 May 2008 Navanthurai Jaffna Northern Hacked to death EPDP [129][130][131][132]
Nanthakumar, N.N. Nanthakumar Divisional Secretary for Thunukkai 29 June 2008 Mullaitivu Mullaitivu Northern Claymore mine Army (LRRP) [133][134]
Wickramatunge, LasanthaLasantha Wickramatunge The Sunday Leader editor 8 January 2009 Colombo Colombo Western Shot Government [135][136][137][138][139][140][141][142][143]
Sathiyamoorthy, PuniyamoorthyPuniyamoorthy Sathiyamoorthy Freelance journalist 12 February 2009 Theavipuram Mullaitivu Northern Artillery Army [144][145]
Isaipriya O'liveechchu broadcaster 18 May 2009 Mullivaikkal Mullaitivu Northern Shot Army [146][147][148][149]

Notes

  1. ↑ Other sources blame Kumaranatunga's assassination on the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.[7]
  2. 1 2 3 Other sources blame Jayamaha, Kobbekaduwa and Wimalaratne's assassinations on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[20]
  3. ↑ Other sources blame Athulathmudali's assassination on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[22]

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