A group of Eelam Tamil refugees have been arrested by the Q branch of Tamil Nadu police, for arranging an attempt to flee to New Zealand, reports The Hindu.
The group of six refugees had been arrested on Wednesday after they met near a school to discuss a plan for their boat journey.
Earlier this month it was reported that over 100,000 Tamil refugees from the North-East remain in Tamil Nadu, almost 7 years after the armed conflict on the island.
Protests have regularly taken place against the conditions that the refugees are being held in, with the Tamil Nadu government coming under regular criticism.
See our earlier posts:
Over 100k Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka remain in Tamil Nadu (03 Jan 2016)
Eelam Tamil refugees begin hunger strike in Indian prison (14 Sep 2015)
Tamil Nadu govt criticised for death in custody of refugee (08 Sep 2015)
Holding Tamils in refugee camps is ‘condemnable’ – Tamil Nadu outfit (25 Aug 2015)
The group of six refugees had been arrested on Wednesday after they met near a school to discuss a plan for their boat journey.
Earlier this month it was reported that over 100,000 Tamil refugees from the North-East remain in Tamil Nadu, almost 7 years after the armed conflict on the island.
Protests have regularly taken place against the conditions that the refugees are being held in, with the Tamil Nadu government coming under regular criticism.
See our earlier posts:
Over 100k Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka remain in Tamil Nadu (03 Jan 2016)
Eelam Tamil refugees begin hunger strike in Indian prison (14 Sep 2015)
Tamil Nadu govt criticised for death in custody of refugee (08 Sep 2015)
Holding Tamils in refugee camps is ‘condemnable’ – Tamil Nadu outfit (25 Aug 2015)