The ongoing movemet of IDPs that began in Mannar in mid 2006 had byAugust 2008 reached crisis proportion. The number of recent IDPs in Vannihas by then reached 150,000. Puthumurippu in Kilinochchi is one location
where these IDPs were crowded in August 2008. Three young families fromParapukadanthan in Mannar had started
their displacement around August 2007.They moved to Kaliyadi in Mannar, then toPaliyaru in Mullaithivu, then to Mulankaviland then to Vannerikulam both inKilinochchi. They moved to Puthumuruppi
in Kilinochchi just ten days prior to theshelling attack on them.On 30 August Sri Lankan military fired shells fell right in the middle of thethree shelters the three families have setup in a piece of land. The resultingcarnage was heavy, affecting the young parents and their very youngchildren. Five people from the three families including a one month old
baby who was yet to be given a name and a toddler were killed.
Names of victims (name, age)
1. Visvanathan Thilakes, 35
2. Karuppaih Anantharasa, 28
3. Anantharasa Gowtham, 2
4. Alahesan Pathmalatha, 28
5. Baby, 0
