Cops comb TN coast for LTTE men

Tamil Nadu police and its intelligence wing ‘Q Branch’ have launched a combing operation following reports that a group of LTTE militants had sneaked into the coastal areas of Ramanathapuram district.

“We have asked all the lodges and hotels to be checked,” a police official said here today.

The search was launched following intelligence reports that the Tamil Tigers had entered through the coastal areas after a pitched battle erupted between the ‘Sea Tigers’, the naval wing of the LTTE, and the Sri Lankan Navy in the sea off Katchathivu and Nedunthivu.

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