The following is a list of notable killings, including terrorists 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
VictimPositionDateLocationDistrictProvinceMethodPerpetratorsRefs Beauty queen Kataragama Moneragala Uva Shot Army Methodist priest; human rights activist Mannar Northern Shot Army Catholic priest; human rights activist Vankalai Mannar Northern Shot Military Sri Lanka Mahajana Party leader, actor Colombo Colombo Western Shot Government Medical student and prominent student activist Ratnapura Ratnapura Sabaragamuwa Torture Paramilitaries UNP Susantha Punchinilame Radio Ceylon journalist Colombo Colombo Western Shot EPDP Lawyer Colombo General Hospital Colombo Western Torture Police Deputy leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Security Forces Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Borella, Colombo Colombo Western Security Forces Comedian and actor Dehiwala Colombo Western Shot Army Author; journalist Welikadawatte, Colombo Colombo Western Shot Police Senior naval officer Kayts Jaffna Northern Land mine Army Senior army officer Kayts Jaffna Northern Land mine Army Senior army officer Kayts Jaffna Northern Land mine Army Former cabinet minister; United National Party Member of Parliament Kirulapana, Colombo Colombo Western Shot Security Forces Satana editor Pangiriwatte, Colombo Colombo Western Shot Government (alias Ramesh) Eelam People's Democratic Party Member of Parliament Colombo Colombo Western Shot EPDP Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation journalist Vavuniya Vavuniya Northern Shot Security Forces Leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress Colombo Colombo Western Shot Government BBC journalist Jaffna Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP Deputy leader of the Sea Tigers Akkaraayankulam Kilinochchi Northern Claymore mine Army (LRRP) LTTE’s military intelligence leader for the east Vaathakkalmadu Batticaloa Eastern Claymore mine Army (LRRP) LTTE’s head of communications for the east Paththarakkaddai Batticaloa Eastern Claymore mine Army (LRRP) LTTE’s second in command Oddusuddan Mullaitivu Northern Claymore mine Army (LRRP) Virakesari journalist Batticaloa Batticaloa Eastern Shot TMVP Former Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament Batticaloa Eastern ENDLF/TMVP LTTE's regional political leader Batticaloa Eastern ENDLF/TMVP TamilNet editor Colombo Western Shot PLOTE/TMVP Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament Batticaloa Batticaloa Eastern Shot EPDP/TMVP Catholic priest Allaipiddy Jaffna Northern Navy Sudar Oli journalist Trincomalee Trincomalee Eastern Shot EPDP President of the Trincomalee District Tamil Peoples' Forum Trincomalee Trincomalee Eastern Shot TMVP Uthayan journalist Jaffna Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP Uthayan journalist Jaffna Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP LTTE’s military leader for Batticaloa District Vavunathiv Batticaloa Eastern Shot Army/TMVP Sathdina journalist Dehiwela Colombo Western Shot Army General Manager of the People's Bank; literary figure; poet Kankesanthurai Jaffna Northern Shot Military intelligence Former Tamil United Liberation Front Member of Parliament Tellippalai Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP Principal of Kopay Christian College Jaffna Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament Colombo Colombo Western Shot EPDP/TMVP Nilam editor Thirunavatkulam Vavuniya Northern Shot Security Forces Uthayan journalist Jaffna Jaffna Northern Shot EPDP Chaalaram editor Kokkuvil Jaffna Northern Shot Security Forces Catholic priest; aid worker Kalvilaan Mannar Northern Roadside bomb Army (LRRP) LTTE’s political leader Kilinochchi Northern Air strike Air Force Voice of Tigers broadcaster Thiruvaiaru Kilinochchi Northern Air strike Air Force United National Party Member of Parliament Colombo Colombo Western Shot EPDP LTTE’s military intelligence leader Pallamadu Mannar Northern Roadside bomb Army (LRRP) Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament A 9 highway Mullaitivu Northern Roadside bomb Army (LRRP) North East Secretariat on Human Rights (NESoHR) Mannankulam Claymore mine Army (LRRP) Shakthi TV journalist Navanthurai Jaffna Northern Hacked to death EPDP Divisional Secretary for Thunukkai Mullaitivu Mullaitivu Northern Claymore mine Army (LRRP) The Sunday Leader editor Colombo Colombo Western Shot Government Freelance journalist Theavipuram Mullaitivu Northern Artillery Army Isaipriya O'liveechchu broadcaster Mullivaikkal Mullaitivu Northern Shot Army
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