Chennai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has recorded five people because it uses false documents to withdraw money to advance the Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
One of them was Letchumanan Mary Franciska, a 50-year-old woman, who was arrested from Chennai Airport last year because he held a fake Indian passport.
Franciska, a National Sri Lankan, arrived at Chennai in December 2019 on a tourist visa, which was valid for one year.
However, he remained back in India quoting the spread of Covid-19, according to FIR submitted by Tamil Nadu police.
He rented a house in Shakthi Colony at Anna Nagar by hiding his citizenship.
Francisa managed to get a LPG gas connection using a lease agreement, which was recognized as a valid proof of address by most government institutions.
Using this gap, he got an Indian passport from the Chennai Regional Office and voter ID.
But the Chennai Immigration Bureau received ownership of one of the sources and arrested Franciska, when he tried to take a flight to Bengalaru from Chennai.
He was handed over to the Crime Investigation Department (CID), Chennai City, in October 2021.
Further investigation revealed that he was related to active LTTE cadres.
Therefore, this case was transferred to Nia.
Along with Franciska, the other four came under the Nia – Kenniston Fernando scanner, B.
Baskaran, Johnson Samuel and L Sellamuthu.
According to FIR submitted by Nia in January, people accused of withdrawing money from the Branch of Mumbai Bank Overseas India to advance LTTE activities.
Therefore, they have been ordered under various parts of the activity (prevention) that violated the law in 1967, the 1967 passport law and the Indian Criminal Code (IPC).
This is the second case ordered by Nia in connection with the LTTE activities in the last 10 months.
Last October, Nia arrested Satkunam aka Sabesna, a former LTTE intelligence officer in connection with the probe on a weapon smuggling racket.
Nia suspects that Sabesan can play an important role in taking steps for the Awakening LTTE.