Thampalagamam is situated 12 Kms from the Trincomalee town. A Sri Lankan military camp is located in the village of Parathipuram in the Thampalakamam district. On 01.02.1998, in the early morning, the military shot and killed 8 civilians from this village after ordering them to stand around their camp. Four of those killed were school children. In the mouth of one of those killed, Arumukam Segaran, the military has cut and stuck his penis.
Available names of victims (name, occupation, age)
1. Arumugam Segar, Farmer
2. Amirthalingham Surenthiran, Student, 14
3. Amirthalingham Kajenthiran, Worker, 18
4. Ponnampalam Kanagasabai, Farmer
5. Murugesu Janagan, Student, 17
6. Nathan Pavalanathan, Worker, 45
7. Subramaniam Thivakaran
8. Kunaratnam Sivarajan