Personal data
Name
Indrani Kaneshar
Date of birth
24.11.1949
Age
60
Place of birth
Jaffna
Biographical details
Indrani Kaneshar was married. At the age of 60 she was killed by the Srilankan army. She was born and raised up in Kilinochchi. At the age of 74 she was killed by the Srilankan military. She lived with her family in Jaffna and Uruththirapuram.
Indcident
Date
09.02.2009
Location
Vanni
Description
Indrani Kaneshar was killed along with her husband Muthulingam Kaneshar, 74 years (04.02.1935), one son and her relative by an indiscriminate bombardment on the “safe zone” by the Sri Lankan forces. In the so-called “safe zones” the Tamils should be safe from the bombing of the Sri Lankan army. Due to this reason many Tamils flew to the “safe zones”. But the Sri Lankan army took advantage of this and killed numerous Tamils in the “security zones” with targeted shelling and bombing. The former defense minister Gotabaya Rajapakse, who commanded many of these massacres, is the current president of Sri Lanka.
Indrani Kaneshar was one of the many victims in the “safe zones”.
Legal situation (investigation/criminal proceedings)
So far, neither the Sri Lankan state nor the soldiers involved have been held accountable for the immense human rights violations. To date there have been no independent, international studies. Instead, senior officers were promoted to higher posts.