A Tamil woman and her teenage daughter were arrested on Wednesday night, reports BBC Tamil.
Sasikaran Thavamalar, aged 42, and her 16-year-old daughter Yathurshini of Aasikulam, Vavuniya were arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Department (TID), becoming the most recent in a line of women and girls detained under accusations of terrorism.
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