Kumarapuram massacre

Kumarapuram massacre (also known as 1996 Trincomalee massacre or 1996 Killiveddy massacre) refers to the mass murder of 26 Sri Lankan Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army soldiers on 11 February 1996. The victims included 13 women and 9 children below the age of 12. Further 28 civilians were severely injured as well. The event took place in a village called Kumarapuram, located in the eastern district of Trincomalee. It was a notable mass murder of civilians since the resumption of armed conflict between rebel forces and Sri Lankan armed forces since April 1995 during the Sri Lankan civil war. The then-government arrested a number of soldiers and home guards who allegedly carried out the massacre. A court case was started on 2004. On 27 July 2016, the court acquitted six former Army Corporals who were accused of the massacre after they were found not guilty.