Sri Lankan Tamils and related by marriage — Payas is married to Jayakumar's sister — the two were allegedly sent to India by the rebels to set up safe houses for the main accused who undertook the operation.
They were also charged with aiding the surviving members of the assassination party and concealing weapons.
However, the Supreme Court turned down the death penalty awarded by the trial court, holding that they were not found to be part of the actual conspiracy.
