War is a particularly disturbing period of time for both sides of the gruesome killings and some pictures remain truly horrific reminders of the incidents in the war and these photo evidences unearthed are no different. Latest evidence in photographs suggest that the slain LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran's son Balachandran Prabhakaran, could have been held captive in the sand bunkers of Sri Lankan Army before he was executed by shooting him from point-blank range.

These pictures show the lad eating a snack in a sand bunker belonging to the Sri Lankan army. This indicated that he was in their custody.

The photos belong to the last few days of the Sri Lankan Civil War in May 2009 and only moments before his execution.

He was shot five times in the chest and the damage of the bullet on the skin suggests that he was shot from a very close range, 2-3 feet. After the first bullet, the boy could have fallen down and the army shot him four more times in the chest.

The pictues also show the impunity of the Sri Lankan army as they were involved in the deliberate killing of a 12 year old boy, like animals. These pictures released yesterday would be the follow up to the feature documentary “No War Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka,” which will be shown in Geneva at the UN Human Rights Council Meeting.

With the latest evidence, the government of Sri Lanka will have to face tougher questions and probably action too. India will have more pressure to support a resolution against Sri lanka and make sure that it would press for international action demanding that Sri Lanka should be held accountable.

(AW- Anil)