The United Nations on Monday expressed “grave concern” over extrajudicial and political killings in Sri Lanka.

At present, several cases of killings and disappearances are reported each day in the Jaffna area UN Human Rights Commissioner, Louise Arbour

UN Human Rights Commissioner Louise Arbour told an international gathering that killings and disappearances are reported “each day” from Jaffna.

Selvarajah Shantha Kumar, 25, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Monday morning in Vadamarachchi.

The poultry farmer was shot dead as he tried to sell poultry to two unknown people.

Name written in blood

His name was seen written in Tamil using his blood at the scene of the murder.

Shanmuganathan Suresh Kumar (35), a father-of-two, was taken away by two people who came to his home in Kankasanthurai road, Kondavil, on Sunday night.

His wife has heard a private radio announcing that the body of Suresh Kumar was found this morning near the old railway station in Kondavil.

She could not inform the police or contact anybody else as her husband was taken away during the curfew hours, she said.

The security forces have imposed curfew in Jaffna from 6pm (SLT) to 6am.

During curfew time

Residents say many killings and disappearances in Jaffna are taking place during curfew hours.

A 26-year old man was shot dead on Sunday evening in Nirveli.

Witnesses said Lohanadan Selvakumar had about five gunshot wounds after coming under attack near his house in Nirveli at about 1540 SLT.

In Alaveddi South, Kandasamy Thyahalan, 36, a father-of-five, was asked to come out of his house when he was asleep on Sunday evening.

His wife, who witnessed the attack, has tried to protect her husband but assailants managed to shoot him and fled away.

Two people were killed and two more injured in Jaffna peninsular earlier on Sunday and Saturday.