Date:07/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/07/stories/2008050755831700.htm

International

“LTTE activist arrested”

Hasan Suroor

LONDON: Arunachalam Chrishanthakumar, alias A.C.Shanthan (51) described by Sri Lanka government sources here as the “de-facto leader” of the LTTE in Britain was arrested on Tuesday as part of police investigation into allegations that U.K.-based Tamil groups and individuals are covertly raising funds and providing support to the LTTE which is banned under the terrorism act.

Police said he was arrested in an anti-terror operation in the Swindon area, Wiltshire.

This is the fourth arrest in a week. Last week, three men were arrested in early morning raids in England and Wales. A Scotland Yard spokesman said the arrests were part of a long-term investigation into support for overseas terrorism.