Personal data
Name
Nishanthini Naguleswaran
Date of birth
11.09.1989
Age
19
Place of birth
Thoddiyadi, Visuvamadu
Biographical details
Nishanthini Naguleswaran, 19, lived in Thoddiyadi, which is located in Visuvamadu. The student went to the Sencholai Orphanage to take a first aid course in order to treat injured Tamil soldiers in the war. She was killed in an attack there.
Indcident
Date
14.08.2006
Location
Valippunam, Mullaitivu
Description
The Sencholai Orphanage was located in Mullaitivu. It was intended to offer first aid courses for schoolgirls. However, the orphanage was bombed on 14.08.2006 by 4 airplanes of the Sri Lankan Air Force. In total, about 55 people were killed. One of them was Nishanthini Naguleswaran. Many others were injured. Some seriously injured schoolgirls were transferred to a hospital in the Sinhalese area Kandy for treatment. Nonetheless, there they were questioned by the Sri Lankan Terrorism Investigation Department. Originally, it was then planned that they would be released. However, this did not happen.
Legal situation (investigation/criminal proceedings)
The responsible soldiers and officers for these killings were not held accountable.