Madras High Court orders reinstatement of arrest warrant for Sri Lankan minister

A Madras high Court, Monday ordered a notice to recall a non-bailable warrant that was issued against a current Sri Lankan Minister Douglas Devananda.

In November 1986, Devananda, who was then a part of the Eelam People’s Revolutionary Front paramilitary group, was charged alongside nine others for opening fire on civilians in Tamil Nadu’s capital Chennai.

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