ak aran ▁who ▁was ▁operating ▁from ▁the ▁V anni ▁j ung les . ▁However , ▁Joh ny ▁was ▁amb ushed ▁by ▁the ▁Indian ▁Peace ▁Keep ing ▁Force ▁and ▁killed . ▁The ▁L T TE - Ind ia ▁tal ks ▁col lapsed ▁and ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁twelve ▁L T TE ▁offices ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁were ▁closed ▁and ▁ 1 5 4 ▁L T TE ▁activ ists , ▁including ▁K itt u , ▁were ▁arrested . ▁The ▁L T TE ▁activ ists ▁threatened ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁hung er ▁strike ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁being ▁det ained ▁without ▁charge . ▁K itt u ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁deport ed ▁back ▁to ▁Indian ▁held ▁J aff na . ▁He ▁then ▁travel led ▁to ▁the ▁V anni , ▁leaving ▁his ▁girl friend ▁C yn th ia ▁in ▁J aff na . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁when ▁peace ▁negoti ations ▁were ▁being ▁carried ▁out ▁between ▁the ▁L T TE ▁and ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁government , ▁P rab h ak aran ▁decided ▁to ▁send ▁K itt u ▁to ▁London ▁for ▁treatment ▁to ▁his ▁am put ated ▁leg . ▁K itt u ▁was ▁flow n ▁from ▁the ▁V anni ▁to ▁Col om bo ▁in ▁a ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁military ▁hel ic opter . ▁He ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁High ▁Commission ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁vis a ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁the ▁UK . ▁However , ▁before ▁leaving ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁K itt u