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Police investigations have revealed that it had been a newly transferred hardcore LTTE terrorist called Anthony James who had provoked the Bindunuwewa incident. The suspect instead of being kept in proper custody had been cleared to be sent to Bindunuwewa. He in turn had fomented tension inside the camp demanding for their release. The camp's commandant had also been assaulted by the inmates. But several camp staff had got away and reported the matter to the police and also to the Diyatalawa army camp, as well as the NYSC (National Youth Services Centre) officials in Colombo. It has also been revealed that before the incident posters had been put up by an unknown group demanding the removal of the camp. According to sources this had been to exploit tensions in the area after two funerals of soldiers from Banadarawela who were killed in the north. However, before long the inmates seized the camp while a large number of villagers started gathering around the camp. Within a couple of hours, residents being provoked by the inmates and some onlookers behind the planned attack had started to stone the camp. According to police investigations in the morning of the incident the inmates had exchanged fax messages with a Batticaloa LTTE terrorist camp. After spreading rumors among the villagers that the commandant of the camp was killed, they had in turn requested for help from the Batticaloa terrorist camp for immediate help. According to evidence of the 16 injured persons in the hospital it had been Anthony James who had instigated the inmates to revolt. The CID also revealed that it had been the negligence of the police that had made way to the attack. Meanwhile, a special CID team is now trying to trace some two persons who had allegedly led the mob.
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