Monday 9 of April 2012 
(Lanka-e-News-08.April.2012, 11.50PM) Kumar who calls himself as the leader of the rebel group which broke away from the JVP and another member of that group , Ms. Dimuhu Attygalle have been taken into custody , according to Senadheera Gunatileke , another member of the group.At a media briefing convened by Senadheera Gunatileke , G Kularatne and Pubudhu Jayagoda , it was revealed by Gunatileke that their leader Premkumar Gunaratnam and a member of the group, Ms.Dimuthu Attygalle had been arrested , and went on to state as follows :
‘There was a discussion among the seniors of the Socialist Front party on the 6th. Kumar Gunaratnam , Dimuthu Attygale and other comrades participated. Thereafter , Kumar Gunaratnam stayed at a party friend’s house in Gemunu Mawatha ,Kiribathgoda. On the 7th early morning , the air in the tires of the vehicle in which comrade Suranga of Gampaha was to travel along with Kumar had been released . At the same time the rear door of the house was also broken. Bags and other items of his in the room where he stayed had also been strewn about .
After the discussions , Ms.Dimuthu Atygalle came to Thalawatugoda along with Duminda Nagamuwa . From there Ms. Dimuthu went to Homagama where she stays by bus. It is midway on her journey , she had been arrested.
Initially their phones were not on. Later , though the phones were on , there were no answers.
The Socialist Front party ‘s convention is scheduled for 9th of next month. Kumar Gunaratna is also to participate in this convention which was reported even in the media. We think these abductions are aimed at disrupting the Convention and ,create conflicts and complications’
Senadheera answering a question posed by the media said, the police media spokesman had stated there had been no such arrests . Senadheera said ‘we too came to know of this arrest only his morning (7)’.Hence , only now a complaint is being lodged with the police. May be that is why he would have told that way.
A journalist questioned on the charges hurled at Kumar Gunaratnam linked to violation of immigration and emigration laws . Senadheera answered thus :
‘In the period 1987-89 , there existed a peculiar situation. Those who wanted to safeguard their lives had to go out of the country. Some had to hide in jungles. You have to view this allegation vis a vis those circumstances. Yet , no such charges have been leveled against comrade Kumar Gunaratnam. It is extremely clear this arrest is politically motivated.’
According to the police media spokesman , two complaints have been received by the police headquarters and the Kiribathgoda police at about 3.30 p m on the 7th pertaining to their disappearances / abductions, and investigations have been initiated . However , he said these two individuals have not been arrested by the police.
It is worthy of note that during the last one month alone , there had been 30 cases of white van abductions under this brutal murderous regime. Among those who came within the target of the white van criminals , is a Mayor and a Provincial council member.
