A suspected LTTE sympathiser was taken into custody and goods, including batteries and medicines, were seized from a high speed boat in the sea off Devipattinam in Rameswaram, police said on Saturday.

The ‘Q’ branch of the Police dealing with militant activities seized Indian Rs. 1 million worth of batteries, Army uniforms, medicines and gloves from the boat around midnight, sources said.

Inspector Thiagarajan said that the occupants of the boat had jumped into the sea upon seeing the Police but that they managed to catch Vijayan, an LTTE sympathiser from Sri Lanka.

Three others, who hail from Devipattinam, managed to escape, he said.
There were 25 bundles, including 18,000 batteries, uniforms, medicines, ‘beedi’ and other items, Police said.

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