▁tort ure ▁ch amb ers ▁and ▁can nab is ▁trade . ▁The ▁ST F ▁had ▁come ▁across ▁a ▁large ▁plant ation ▁of ▁can nab is ▁grown ▁by ▁the ▁L T TE ▁deep ▁inside ▁the ▁Kan ch ik ud ich chi aru ▁forest ▁reserve . ▁ST F ▁troops ▁also ▁detected ▁car c ass es ▁of ▁ele ph ants ▁dump ed ▁in ▁sw amps ▁which ▁indicate ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁killed ▁for ▁their ▁t us ks . ▁ ▁They ▁reported ▁tort ure ▁ch amb ers ▁alleg edly ▁used ▁by ▁T amil ▁Tig ers ▁to ▁pun ish ▁esc aping ▁reb els ▁and ▁inform ers , ▁including ▁women ▁f igh ters . ▁L T TE ▁sp okes man ▁Ras iah ▁Il anth ira i yan ▁denied ▁the ▁alleg ations . ▁ ▁The ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁military ▁had ▁" prov ided ▁no ▁proof " ▁of ▁the ▁claims , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁SL MM ▁mon itors ▁had ▁not ▁visited ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁mission ▁ST F ▁troops ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁kill ▁four ▁reb els . ▁ ▁The ▁ST F ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁milit ants ▁were ▁fle eing ▁from ▁the ▁area ▁without ▁ret ali ating ▁against ▁their ▁troops . ▁The ▁government ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁fle eing ▁L T TE ▁cad res ▁and ▁offered ▁over se as ▁jobs ▁after ▁a ▁re h abil itation ▁programme . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Theatre ▁of ▁E el am ▁War ▁IV ▁E el am ▁War ▁IV ▁Ass ass in ations ▁attributed ▁to ▁L