1985 Kantalai massacre

Mass murder in Sri Lanka March 2026 September 2026 Kantalai massacre LocationSriLanka.png Location of Sri Lanka Kantalai, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka Primarily Sri Lankan Tamil Civilians 9 November 1985 +8 GMT 6 Unknown Sri Lankan Army The 1985 Kantalai massacre refers to the torture and subsequent murder of 6 Sri Lankan Tamils by the Sri Lankan military. Murder of family On 9 November 1985, soldiers belonging to the Sri Lankan military went to the home of Mayilvakanam near a Hindu temple, Kantalai Pillayar Kovil. The military then abducted all 6 members of the house. Later their bodies were found in 4th Mile post area in Allai road. Among the bodies, were two daughters of Mayilvakanam. Postmortem revealed that the two girls were raped before being killed. See also List of attacks on civilians attributed to Sri Lankan government forces Sources THE NORTHEAST SECRETARIAT ON HUMAN RIGHTS (NESOHR). Massacres of Tamils (1956–2008) p. 14–15. Chennai: Manitham Publishers, 2009. 978-81-909737-0-0 Barnett R. Rubin. Cycles of Violence: Human Rights in Sri Lanka Since the Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement p. 33. Sri Lanka Category:1985 crimes in Sri Lanka Category:Attacks on civilians attributed to the Sri Lanka Army Category:1980s massacres in the Sri Lankan civil war Category:Massacres in 1985 Category:Massacres of Sri Lankan Tamils Category:Sri Lankan government forces attacks in the Sri Lankan civil war Category:Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka in 1985