Colombo: Sri Lankan security forces are receiving help from India to track down Tamil rebel gun running following the latest sinking of a Tiger ship, a media report in Colombo said on June 15.

Indian reconnaissance aircraft were deployed to help track Tamil Tiger shipping movements following yesterday's incident in which a rebel merchant vessel was blown up, the 'Sunday Island' newspaper said.

There was no immediate confirmation of the Indian involvement in the June 14 operation.

Sri Lanka has also sought the help of a retired Indian Admiral, P J Jacob, to prepare a plan to prevent clashes between the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) and the Navy. However, he is yet to make recommendations.

There were conflicting accounts of what happened at high seas on June 14, with the Navy saying that the Tigers blasted their own vessel and the Tigers accusing the Navy of attacking them.

PTI