The SLMM is inquiring into it (the killing) and trying to find out what has happened, SLMM deputy chief Hagrup Haukland told the Daily Mirror yesterday.
He said that despite the allegations levelled against the LTTE in this regard by certain sections it was not possible to confirm this.
The victim Hans Horalin Harraso had been living for more than two years in Batticaloa with a Tamil woman with three children.
It is alleged that the LTTE had fined him and the woman's son, for breaking up an affair with a girl. But since they were unable to pay the full amount the LTTE had allegedly demanded they had frequently visited his house asking for money. On Monday two cadres had visited them and allegedly lobbed a hand grenade at the victim.
The SLMM was immediately informed of the incident by the police who is currently conducting investigations in this regard.
