All arrangements to have the local government elections for the Batticaloa Municipal Council and eight other Pradeshya Sabas have been completed, it is learnt. The elections office in Batticaloa is now engaged in preparing the voters list and the details of displaced voters.Elections are to be held according to year 2006 voters list. Out of the 12 Pradesya Sabas, elections to Kaathaankudi, Koralaipathu West, and Eravur town have already been conducted. Elections to Batticaloa Municipal Council, Manmunai South, Koralaipattu, and Pradesya Saba’s are to be held. The Government Agent of Batticaloa Sundaram Arumainayagam will take over as the officer in charge of elections, according to reliable sources.
Elections to North will be held following elections in the East, the government sources said.
Meanwhile, a family person was shot dead by an armed gang in the Batticaloa Vellavely area yesterday at 8.00 a.m.
The victim was Shanmugam Sasikaran, father of two. Gun shot injuries were found on his head and chest. The body is being kept in the Kaluwanchikudy hospital and inquiry is being held by the police in this regard.
Furthermore another incident three persons were killed when the boat in which they traveled drowned accidentally due to the rough seas in the sea off Kaluwanchikudi.
The victims Seenithamby Vadivel (55), Vadivel Priya (20) daughter, Gunatilake Luxicca (5) were returning from Mandur Murugan Temple to Kaliwanchikudi, when the boat with seven people on board capsized. The boat is meant to carry only four people it is alleged.
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