1983 Batticaloa Jailbreak
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1983 Batticaloa Jailbreak happened in Batticaloa
, Sri Lanka
on 27 September 1983 . After the Welikada prison massacre
Tamil political inmates were transferred to Batticaloa
. Since they were not co-operating with the police they were told by the prison guards that they will be transferred back to a Sinhalese area. Fearing death 41 Tamil political inmates decided to escape. Using smuggled weapons and outside help they overwhelmed the guards and escaped in groups. Using this opportunity 150 criminal inmates also escaped. Prominent political escapees include Ramalingam Paramadeva
, Panagoda Maheswaran
, Douglas Devananda
& few Tamil Tiger sympathisers. This jailbreak was bloodless. The escapers left behind a female political inmate, who was rescued by Ramalingam Paramadeva
of Tamil Tigers in 1984 Batticaloa Jailbreak
.
Batticaloa
Batticaloa is a city in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka. It is the seat of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka. It is on the east coast, south by south east of Trincomalee, and is situated on an island.-Etymology:...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
on 27 September 1983 . After the Welikada prison massacre
Welikada prison massacre
The Welikada Prison Massacre took place during the 1983 Black July pogrom against Sri Lankan Tamil minority in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Fifty-three prisoners were killed inside a high-security prison. No one has been convicted of crimes relating to these incidents.- Crime scene :The prison is shaped as...
Tamil political inmates were transferred to Batticaloa
Batticaloa
Batticaloa is a city in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka. It is the seat of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka. It is on the east coast, south by south east of Trincomalee, and is situated on an island.-Etymology:...
. Since they were not co-operating with the police they were told by the prison guards that they will be transferred back to a Sinhalese area. Fearing death 41 Tamil political inmates decided to escape. Using smuggled weapons and outside help they overwhelmed the guards and escaped in groups. Using this opportunity 150 criminal inmates also escaped. Prominent political escapees include Ramalingam Paramadeva
Ramalingam Paramadeva
Ramalingam Paramadeva, was one of the architect of 1983 Batticaloa Jailbreak . After his escape he joined the Tamil Tigers. Later on behalf of Tamil Tigers he successfully carried out the 1984 Batticaloa Jailbreak , to release a female political inmate who was left behind in the first one.He was...
, Panagoda Maheswaran
Panagoda Maheswaran
Panagoda Maheswaran is a Sri Lankan Tamil militant who founded and led the Tamil Eelam Army. He studied chemical engineering from the University of London and was an expert in explosives. His name Panagoda came as he was jailed in Panagoda Cantonment in the outskirts of Colombo, whence he made an...
, Douglas Devananda
Douglas Devananda
Kathiravelu Nithyananda Douglas Devananda, commonly known as Douglas Devananda, is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, Cabinet Minister and leader of the Eelam People's Democratic Party. Originally a Sri Lanka Tamil militant who fought against the Sri Lankan government for an independent Tamil Eelam, he...
& few Tamil Tiger sympathisers. This jailbreak was bloodless. The escapers left behind a female political inmate, who was rescued by Ramalingam Paramadeva
Ramalingam Paramadeva
Ramalingam Paramadeva, was one of the architect of 1983 Batticaloa Jailbreak . After his escape he joined the Tamil Tigers. Later on behalf of Tamil Tigers he successfully carried out the 1984 Batticaloa Jailbreak , to release a female political inmate who was left behind in the first one.He was...
of Tamil Tigers in 1984 Batticaloa Jailbreak
1984 Batticaloa Jailbreak
1984 Batticaloa Jailbreak , was carried out by Ramalingam Paramadeva of Tamil Tigers to release a female political inmate who was left behind in the 1983 Batticaloa Jailbreak, this incident happened on 10th June 1984. Paramadeva and his men dressed in prison guard uniform, fooled & overpowered the...
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