LTTE Chief Prabhakaran shoot dead by Lankan Army, Body found

LTTE(Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) Chief Prabhakaran has been shot dead by the Lankan Army, the Sri Lankan army has said. The LTTE chief's body has also been found by the Lankan army, which has identified the body. Following the reports of Prabhakaran's death, the police bandobast has been stepped up in Chennai.

Prabhakaran and his top aides came out of their last hiding place in a small convoy of van and an ambulance and tried to drive out of the war zone, but were gunned down, he said. The Tiger chief was killed with two others, who are yet to be identified but believed to be his closest associates - LTTE intelligence chief Pottu Amman and Sea Tigers' chief Soosoi. The deaths of the top LTTE leaders came a day after Tamil Tigers conceded defeat saying the decades-old battle has reached its "bitter end" and they have decided to "silence" their guns. just one day before Prabhakaran's son was also shoot dead by lankan army. LTTE Chief was wanted in india for the murder of Former Prime Minister Rajeev Gandhi.