Sri Lankan soldiers have begun clearing up the 30-year-old grave of an Indian army officer in Koppay, Jaffna.
The grave, to a Major General killed in battle in August 1987 while heading an Indian Peacekeeping Force camp in Koppay South during Indian occupation, was left to ruin after the forces withdrew from the island.
The request to restore the tomb came at the request of the Indian Army’s Southern Commander, P. M. Hariz, who was a serving soldier during the IPKF occupation.
Sri Lankan army troops are preparing the tomb for a visit from Lt Gen. Hariz planned for this weekend.
The IPKF are accused of perpetrating several atrocities while occupying the North-East including massacres, enforced disappearances and sexual violence during the disastrous 'peacekeeping' campain between 1987 and 1990.
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