por ters ▁sans ▁front ières ▁in ▁a ▁report ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying : ▁ ▁Career ▁background ▁The ▁ 2 5 - year - old ▁journalist ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁rep orter ▁with ▁U th ay an ▁for ▁the ▁six ▁months ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁death , ▁covering ▁the ▁crime ▁beat . ▁His ▁job ▁often ▁took ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁stations ▁and ▁hospital ▁seeking ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁increasing ly ▁many ▁mur ders ▁and ▁disappear ances ▁that ▁had ▁taken ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁recent ▁past ▁in ▁J aff na . ▁He ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁taking ▁an ▁evening ▁journal ism ▁course ▁at ▁J aff na ▁University . ▁ ▁Before ▁joining ▁U th ay an , ▁Raj iv arn am ▁had ▁worked ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁for ▁the ▁newspaper ▁Nam ath u ▁E el an adu , ▁whose ▁man aging ▁editor , ▁S inn ath amb y ▁S iv am ah ar aj ah , ▁was ▁murder ed ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁daily ▁Y ar l ▁Th in ak ural , ▁one ▁of ▁whose ▁journal ists , ▁Sub ram an iam ▁Ram ach and ran , ▁has ▁been ▁missing ▁since ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Raj iv arn am ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁secured ▁by ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Army . ▁According ▁to ▁Re por ters ▁Without ▁B orders , ▁J aff na ▁journal ists ▁al lege ▁that ▁a ▁local ▁par amil it ary ▁group ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁EP DP ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁his ▁murder ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those