Dehiwatta Village Massacre

On 4th June 1985, over 100 LTTE terrorists armed with sharp weapons butchered 15 villagers of Dehiwatta in Polonnaruwa district on their sleeping mats. Majority of the victims were women and children.

Some of the civilians massacres carried out by the LTTE were given publicity in the media fearing a communal backlash. It was during this time the term “Border Villages” were introduced by the separatist elements to develop feeling in the public that there exists two states