A Sri Lankan national lodged in the special refugee camp in Tiruchi district of India’s Tamil Nadu state has threatened to commit suicide along with his family, giving tense moments to State authorities.
K Dhayabararaj has been demanding his release from the camp claiming that he is innocent and has no criminal case pending against him in Sri Lanka, The Hindu reported.
Even as security agencies assured his family that the release of Dhayabararaj was pending with the government, the refugee fell ill and was rushed to the Government Hospital late evening. His condition was said to be stable.
In March, Dhayabararaj alleged that his wife Udayakala and children were illegally detained for several months in a special quarantine camp at Rameswaram in Ramanathapuram district of the south Indian state.
After the media report, the government ordered their release and allotted a house in the open camp in Mandapam.
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