Four Tamil men were held in the North-East of Sri Lanka by security forces, after being accused of removing posters of Tamils wanted by the police, according to Uthayan.
The men, arrested in Oddusuddan, were also attacked by the army and the police, Uthayan further said.
Augustin Salujan 24, Irasenthiram Kamalathas 19, Sureshan 25 and Najeetharan 25 were taken to Oddusuddan police station.
The men depicted on the posters are wanted in connection with the alleged shooting in Tharmapuram, after which activist Balendran Jeyakumari and her daughter Vipoosika were detained by security forces.
Wanted posters seen across Kilinochchi, residents fearful (17 March 2014)