Personal data
Name
Boobalasingam Vijayanirmala
Date of birth
25.10.1969
Age
40
Place of birth
5th Vaddram, Kumulamunai, Mullathivu
Biographical details
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Indcident
Date
12.02.2009
Location
Devipuram
Description
She died in a shell attack by the army.
The same tragedies, crises and casualties of displacement occurred in 2009.
Udayarkad, Visuvamadu, Irunamadu, Suthanthirapuram, Mayilvaganapuram, Vallipuram were some of the villages housing the thousands of those evacuated during the war.
Despite hospitals and shops containing everyday basic necessities being established in Udayarkad, an innumerable number of civilians lost their lives during missile attacks in the area.
Hundreds of innocent people were killed in a shelling targeted at the road leading from Punnaineeraavi to Udayarkad. Troops opened fire on Udayarkaddu hospital, killing many patients, doctors and paramedics.
Due to roads coming under constant shelling attacks, civilians were forced to migrate across the river and into the forest towards Devipuram.
In Devipuram, shells were used to kill people stranded in coconut plantations to save their lives. Innocent civilians who had hidden in coconut plantations in fear of their lives were killed by shells in Devipuram.
Legal situation (investigation/criminal proceedings)
Death certificate