A Tamil man from Jaffna has been deported from India to Sri Lanka over alleged links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Thirty-seven year old Suthan Subbiah was detained when he tried to fly to Germany on September 1, reportedly on a fake passport.
"After completing Class XI at Songuda Hindu College in Jaffna in 2000, Subbiah completed an automobile mechanic course at Kokwil Technical College, Jaffna. He worked at an LTTE army unit camp and received arms training before leaving it in 2005," an officer told the Times of India.
"Subbiah used to ferret out landmines and undertook house painting contracts before leaving for Dubai where he worked as a supermarket salesperson till 2014. He came to Chennai in June last year on a tourist visa and lived in Valasaravakkam. He began looking for opportunities in Europe and, finally, landed a job in Germany," the officer reportedly added.