Sivajilingam arrested for evading court

5 July 2020 10:37 am

Former member of the Northern Provincial Council M.K. Sivajilingam has been arrested by the Valvettithurai Police today for failing to appear in the court.

Police said the Point Pedro Magistrate has issued a warrant against Sivajilingam for avoiding court proceedings over a case in 2018.

Earlier, Mr. Shivajilingam was arrested and released in connection with commemorating the birthday of LTTE leader Prabhakaran at Theeruvil, Valvettithurai on November 26, 2018.(DSB)