0 ▁T amil s ▁were ▁killed ▁by ▁Sin hal ese ▁mob s . ▁ ▁K itt u ▁then ▁became ▁the ▁L T TE ' s ▁J aff na ▁regional ▁commander . ▁Un us ually , ▁K itt u ▁would ▁personally ▁lead ▁L TT ' s ▁operations ▁against ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁military . ▁K itt u ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁inst illing ▁discipline ▁amongst ▁the ▁L T TE ▁cad res . ▁He ▁would ▁pun ish ▁har sh ly ▁L T TE ▁cad res ▁who ▁viol ated ▁their ▁code ▁of ▁eth ics ▁and ▁civ ili ans ▁who ▁committed ▁minor ▁off ences . ▁He ▁established ▁k ang ar oo ▁courts ▁in ▁J aff na ▁pen ins ula ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁fear ▁amongst ▁the ▁population . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁the ▁L T TE ▁b anned ▁rival ▁milit ant ▁organisation ▁T amil ▁E el am ▁Liber ation ▁Organ ization ▁( TE LO ) ▁and ▁set ▁about ▁killing ▁its ▁leader ▁Sri ▁Sab ar at nam . ▁Sab ar at nam ▁went ▁on ▁the ▁run , ▁fle eing ▁from ▁TE LO ' s ▁main ▁base ▁in ▁Kal vi y ank adu ▁to ▁Ne erv ely , ▁then ▁to ▁Kop ay ▁and ▁finally ▁to ▁K ond av il . ▁The ▁L T TE ▁found ▁out ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁K ond av il ▁and ▁they , ▁led ▁by ▁K itt u , ▁cord oned ▁off ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁started ▁a ▁house - to - house ▁search , ▁using ▁loud ▁ha ilers ▁to