Biloela residents rise in darkness to mark three years since Tamil family taken into detention Posted ThuThursday 4 MarMarch 2021 at 8:43pm The couple's Australian-born daughters Kopika and Tharnicaa have spent three years of their childhood in detention. ( Print text only Cancel As dawn broke over the central Queensland town of Biloela today, more than 20 residents gathered by candlelight to mark three years since a Tamil asylum seeker couple and their two Australian-born children were taken into immigration detention. Key points: Priya, Nades and their daughters Kopika and Tharnicaa were removed from their Biloela home and taken into immigration detention three years ago